Turkey EU accession

2012-12-24Officials and analysts see potential for a new beginning in Turkey-EU relations, but roadblocks remain.

2011-06-28Reviving Turkey's stalled EU negotiations requires moves by both sides, experts say.

2011-06-15Prime Minister Erdogan's government has established a new ministry in order to jump-start the process.

2011-05-09ANKARA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed resolve Sunday (May 8th) to settle all remaining issues between Turkey and the EU. "I...

2011-03-24Some say onerous visa procedures could force them to look for opportunities beyond the EU.

2011-02-04Turkey's chief EU negotiator explains a comment he made at Auschwitz earlier this week.

2010-10-13ANKARA, Turkey -- Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday (October 12th) urged France to help Ankara along its road to EU membership. Speaking at...

2010-09-12BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU foreign ministers met in Brussels on Saturday (September 11th) to discuss relations with Turkey. The informal talks aimed to...

2010-07-19ANKARA, Turkey -- Despite rising political tensions due to terror attacks, the government seems to be standing firm on its democratic initiative aime...

2010-07-13ANKARA, Turkey -- Cabinet ministers and senior representatives of the EU will hold a critical meeting Tuesday (July 13th) in Istanbul. Foreign Minist...

2010-06-08ISTANBUL, Turkey -- EU membership remains Turkey's primary foreign policy issue, chief negotiator Egemen Bagis reiterated on Monday (June 7th), as th...

2010-05-26BRUSSELS, Belgium -- NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday (May 25th) to discuss...

2010-05-11BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Monday (May 10th) that new chapters of Turkey's EU membership talks will...

2010-05-02BERLIN, Germany -- The fact that Turkey is a predominantly Muslim country should not be an obstacle to EU membership, EU Enlargement Commissioner Ste...

2010-04-20The French president has become the personification of European opposition to Turkey's bid to join the EU, but his dialogue with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised hopes.

2010-04-08PARIS, France -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Paris on Wednesday (April 7th) that he hopes French President Nicolas Sarkozy wi...

2010-03-28BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Turkey's chief negotiator with the EU, Egemen Bagis, has rejected Germany's idea of privileged partnership for Turkey, instead o...

2010-03-16ANKARA, Turkey -- Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu urged the EU on Monday (March 15th) to end visa requirements for Turkish citizens. The request cam...

2009-11-30Turkish authorities and Microsoft initiated a project to fight software piracy. Also in science and technology news: Croatian innovators won five gold medals in Brussels, and Serbia's Petnica Science Centre hosts a student conference.

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