"Turkish soldiers cross into Iraq" What can EU do about it?
Gareth Jenkins points out a good point in TR-EU relations. TR does not respond vocally any more to Sarkozy-led EU hesitance. She cares little than anytime before. So I don't believe TR is concerned with "EU concerns" or Spiegel's claim that "it is bad timing". In the mean time, there seems to be a new sort of rapprochement between the US and TR. A quick note should be that US is now securing the northern Iraq at the expense of PKK. Maybe a de facto peace between the Northern Iraq regime and TR will be established with the conciliation of disappearing PKK if that can be done, of course... We will see... In the mean time, there is of course too much articulation goin' on on the relations between TR and EU. You will find a huge round-up as usual:)
Turkish soldiers cross into Iraq
Some 300 Turkish troops enter northern Iraq, local officials say, stepping up pressure on Kurdish rebels.EU concern at Turkish air strikes
The EU urges Ankara to exercise restraint and respect Iraq's territorial integrity after jets bomb Kurdish areas.
EU calls on Turkey to halt strikes in northern Iraq | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
U.S. Pentagon giving Turkey intelligence on PKK | Reuters
Turkey vows to join EU as it renews air strikes in Iraq
Bad Timing: Turkish Troops Cross Into Iraq on Eve of EU Talks - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
TURKEY SPEAKS VOLUMES WITH A MUTED RESPONSE TO EU SNUB - Eurasia Daily Monitor
By Gareth Jenkins
Turkey’s muted response to the EU’s refusal to include an explicit reference to the country’s accession in its recent statement on enlargement is yet another indication of the waning enthusiasm in Turkey for what was once the country’s overriding foreign policy goal."
Scholars say regional stability depends on Turkey’s EU membership
Thomas Diez (Birmingham): Expanding Europe: The Ethics of EU-Turkey Relations
The relationship between Turkey and the European Union needs a fresh debate based on reason, evidence, and understanding not fear and prejudice; a group of leading European intellectuals and analysts introduces this initiative and invites responses
Will Turkey's growth continue without EU?
Recent developments prove that Turkey seems to be at the parting of ways with the EU. The reason is clear. The EU has been proceeding speedily to an unknown future.Turkey set for small step ahead in EU talks
Turkey refuses to settle for less than full membership
Following last Friday's European Union summit that omitted the words “accession” and “membership” in line with the French demands to avoid reference to Turkey's membership, Ankara repeatedlyTurkey's role in European energy security
by Katinka Barysch, December 2007
EU and Turkey: Where do we stand?
France appears determined to block Turkish accession to the EU. Under French pressure last week the EU summit avoided any mention of Turkey’s EU bid in its final statement.EU to open two new chapters in Turkish membership talks — EUbusiness.com - business, legal and financial news and information from the European Union
The end of the EU-driven reform process in Turkey?
I think Turkey is finally learning how to manage its EU bid. This is why the government did not respond harshly to the interference of the French president, who instigated the removal of any reference to “accession” at the EU’s Lisbon summit.What’s next for Turkey-EU relations?
Turkey’s self-absorbed approach to Europe often causes more harm than good. It was indeed impossible to find a single article in the Turkish press looking at the bigger picture about what was ratified last week at the EU’s Lisbon summit.İlnur Çevik Is EU sincere in helping Turkish democratization?
2009 is the new date for EU
There’s some talk of a new turning point in Turkey-EU relations. It’s said that in 2009, both sides are going to be asked the question, 'Stop or continue?' Afterwards, each side will have to re-evaluate its attitude. In fact, it looks as if 2009 could be a year of many changes"
Time for a 'coffee break' in relations with EU
Understanding both for EU and Turkey
New methods should be undertaken by Turkey, with the help of its friends in the 27-nation bloc, if it is to overcome the obstacles it faces on its waysarkozy
The political turmoil that erupted in Turkey and particularly the army's intervention in politics won't help Turkey's bid for admission to the EuropeanTurkey Angry At European Union Hesitations
The Turkish government is increasingly upset at statements by President Sarkozy of France which offer alternatives to a Turkish entry into the European Union and to failure on the part of EU officials to move forward their nation’s application for membership. Prime Minister Erdogan bluntly informed the French leader his behavior was two-faced, he talks one way when in Turkey, but before another audience the message is a negative one about entry into the European Union. “Sarkozy approaches us differently during our bilateral talks and backbites elsewhere.” To Ankara’s dislike, an EU foreign ministers’ statement on the
A counter-strategy in the EU is urgent
Cengiz AKTARCan this pessimistic wave be justified?
İlter TÜRKMENEuropean Union Hesitations, Making Turkey Angry
Teen's arrest imperils Turkey's EU bid | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/16/2007
Is Sarkozy a Monsieur L'hypocrite About Turkey ?
Özcan TİKİT, Cafebabel Istanbul
EUROPEAN leaders signed Lisbon Treaty and the draft about Turkey's accession membership. As result of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s effort, unfortunately a common mentioned word “Accession” in reports about Turkey's candidacy of EU membership, was dropped from EU’s Turkey report. Certainly, dropping the Accession word describing relations between Ankara and Brussels caused an disapponiment in Turkey.
