Portugal defends Turkey's EU bid
Portugal defends Turkey's EU bid
The next holder of the EU presidency rejects a French bid to debate on Turkey's EU membership bid....
Portugal at EU helm seeks to strengthen external relations
With all eyes fixed on the advancment of the new EU Treaty negotiations, Portugal has set out another ambitious project for its six-month EU presidency: concrete progress on EU's external relations, in particular with regards to Africa and the Mediterranean.
EU's incoming Portuguese presidency vows to complete work on treaty - Forbes.com
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AFOE note on the next presidency: And Over to You, Too, Mr Socrates
By Doug Merrill
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US Think Tanker Considers the German EU Presidency Successful
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"Turkish Army Raises Pressure as Election Approaches
By Louis Meixler
June 28 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey's military is increasing pressure on the government, which faces a national election next month, to allow soldiers to enter Iraq and attack Kurdish guerrilla bases used for cross-border raids."
More:Bloomberg.com: Europe
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DJ Nozem: On passionate Eurosceptics
"Is the European center-right right about Turkey?
Thursday, June 28, 2007
The European center right is not against Turkey’s EU bid en masse. France is probably a lost cause, and there is indeed a skeptical attitude among many European conservatives, but there are other ones which are more optimistic"
More:Is the European center-right right about Turkey? - Turkish Daily News Jun 28, 2007
Merkel urged to strengthen German language in Brussels
The Budget Committee of the Bundestag has adopted a proposal that exhorts the German government to push for the use of German as an official language in EU institutions' meetings, and return the meetings' German-translated minutes to Berlin.
Trade unions sceptical of EU flexicurity plans
While employers' organisations are mostly positive about the Commission's suggestions on labour-law adaptation (flexicurity), some trade unions doubt claims that levels of social protection will be maintained.
Europe is back;
Times Online: EU’s newest states still plagued by graft and violence - by David Charter
U.S. Reaches Tentative Deal With Europe on Bank Data - by James Risen
DOSSIER: Bulgaria and Romania under criticism | 28/06/2007
Bulgaria and Romania were allowed to join the European Union at the beginning of the year provided they fulfil certain conditions. In the progress report it published yesterday, the Commission concludes that so far the two countries have failed to meet these requirements. Should the EU exert more pressure on the countries to push through the required reforms?
