“EU parliament urges ministers to freeze Turkey accession talks

From 2004 to 2016. A summary of AKP rule in Turkey…  NEWS ANALYSIS: Freezing EU accession talks no easy process The European Parliament’s decision to call on the European Commission to freeze accession talks with Turkey is important as it marks a first in the overall enlargement process of the bloc but is unlikely to be … Read more

A few days in Brugge and Kortrijk…

I have come to Belgium to attend a series of lecture at Howest as part of an Erasmus Exchange program. The program includes a public talk, too: Facebook event page here. Lies Vanhaelemeesch and Ellen Taylor were excellent hosts and they are becoming my long time friends as we normally meet in Lisbon on April for … Read more