Turkey (and Croatia) welcomed to the EU

Turkey formally started accession negotiations with the EU last night, after Austria backed down in the afternoon over demands that Turkey be offered something short of full EU membership: in return, it

Will EU miss its date with Turkey?

EU foreign ministers failed to reach agreement on Sunday over the terms of the EU accession negotations with Turkey that were due to start today, as Austria held out for a clause

EU foreign ministers reach deal on Turkey

EU foreign ministers reached agreement on Monday afternoon over the terms of the EU accession negotations with Turkey that are due to start at 18.00 Central European time today. No details have