ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The European Union has condemned Turkey's failure to address human rights issues and other reforms considered critical to its admission to the EU.

BERLIN, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Turkey’s conflict with Kurdish rebels has managed to undermine the country’s chances for swift European Union membership.

STRASBOURG, France, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A top EU official is calling for further talks on adding Turkey to the European Union, despite concerns from France about the cultural fit.

BRUSSELS, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The European Union condemned the violence by Kurdish rebels in Turkey but urged Ankara to refrain from using military action against Iraq.

BRUSSELS, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The European Union and Montenegro signed an association accord, the former Yugoslav republic’s key step in becoming member of the Western bloc.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- EU leaders said Serbia could sign an association agreement with the bloc by year’s end if it hands over war crime fugitives to a U.N. tribunal.

BELGRADE, Serbia, May 16 (UPI) -- An EU envoy flew to Belgrade Wednesday to urge Serbia's new pro-reform Cabinet to speed up arrests of war crime suspects.

BELGRADE, Serbia, May 11 (UPI) -- Serbian leaders Friday ended months of inertia and worked out an agreement on a new pro-western coalition government.

ANKARA, Turkey, May 2 (UPI) -- The Turkish military has been asked to limit its political involvement to help the nation recover from its political crisis and join the European Union.