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Turkey Property–Europe strengthens Turkish ties

European leaders have moved a step closer to forging ties with Turkey after approving a plan mooted to improve cooperation with countries in the so-called Mediterranean Union.Talks in Brussels saw leaders approve a French initiated plan which would bolster links between countries including Turkey and Morocco.Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansam, currently leading the EU's rotating presidency, told AFP: "The project received wide support.""It is now a question of working on this in different forums. It's now a question of doing what is needed so that this project can see the...

14-03-2008 - read more...

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Germans urge continuation of Turkey talks

The deputy head of an influential group of German-Turkish parliamentarians has said that Turkey should continue making progress towards joining the EU.Calling them "friends", Thomas Kossendey added that he wanted to find out first hand how Turkey was working towards its goal of joining the EU, a move that would benefit both Turks and anyone who has invested in property in Turkey."Our Turkish friends can be sure that there are friends supporting them on their way to Europe," Mr Kossendey said, according to Today's Zaman."Turkey is passing through a hard period in...

29-03-2007 - read more...

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New EU state approves Turkish membership

Bulgaria, one of the newest EU members, has given its approval for Turkey to join the union.The nation's foreign minister Ivailo Kalfin welcomed reforms in neighbouring country Turkey and said that he valued the changes being made, many of which are helping property in Turkey.As alterations are made to meet EU criteria, Mr Kalfin said according to the Sofia Echo: "The process…takes a lot of time but we value highly efforts in this direction."In addition, Turkey's economic minister Ali Babacan said: "Bulgaria has so far supported us as a member state and we expect that support...

21-03-2007 - read more...

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Turkey targets 2014 for EU accession

Ali Babacan, Turkey's minister of state and chief negotiator at the European Union, has signalled that the country is aiming to become a member of the EU by 2014.Mr Babacan confirmed his appreciation of the measures that Turkey must take before any such accession can occur and reiterated the government's commitment to realising the four major principles of the EU screening process.In addition, he stated: "We deem it useful for civil organisations to mention 2014 as Turkey's EU membership target, but if we express it as the government, it may cause a counter reaction."The government...

06-03-2007 - read more...

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