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Turkey FP roundup. Turkey bites tongue over Greek border wall plan, angry with Merkel over Cyprus…

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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) shakes hands with European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton before their meeting in Istanbul January 13, 2011. Ashton is in Istanbul to meet with Turkish officials ahead of next week’s talks between Iran and major powers on the former’s nuclear programme.? Read more »REUTERS/Murad Sezer Real actors take … Read more

Euro roundup: EU Summit ends, European eGovernment Action Plan in 22 languages etc…

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http://www.simonfernandes.com found here: céu EU summit: The conclusions from Brussels Blog by Peter Spiegel We now have a full copy of the conclusions reached by the European heads of government. Not many surprises in there, but I thought I?d post an annotated version below for those interested in EU arcana EU summit: The view from … Read more

TR foreign policy roundup: An anti-Turkish Pope, Turkey and Israel rapproachement, Racial harassment in Turkey etc

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WikiLeaks cables: Pope wanted Muslim Turkey kept out of EU from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Andrew Brown, Heather Brooke Vatican diplomats also lobbied against Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez and wanted ‘Christian roots’ enshrined in EU constitution The pope is responsible for the Vatican’s growing hostility towards Turkey joining the EU, previously secret cables sent … Read more

Euro roundup: two mail bomb plots, Grahnlaw’s EU citizens and European law etc…

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A Bird’s Eye View – Halloween Ghosts for Christmas – Lisbon resurrected from Hurriyet Dailynews by HDN On the eve of Halloween, EU Heads of State met and decided to bring out the ghost of the Lisbon Treaty once again. EU citizens and European law ? Introduction by Alain Lamassoure MEP by Grahnlaw One of … Read more

Euro roundup: rights of EU citizens; EU’s image problem etc…

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Know your rights as an EU citizen by Grahnlaw Are you moving within the European Union? Are you looking for work in another EU country, or are you setting up shop? Is your employer turning you into an expat? Do you want to spend retirement in another EU member state? Are there family reasons for … Read more

Romas left unbacked: EU drops Roma charge against Paris

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EU drops Roma charge against Paris from FT.com – World, Europe European Commission drops planned legal action against France over its failure to implement migration law that was mooted in connection with Roma crackdown Is Europe a la Carte the new Integration Model? from Social Europe Journal by Henning Meyer No, this is not a … Read more

Euro roundup: France burning, Merkel stressing and three more Eurobarometer surveys..

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Italy and France try to curb EU reforms from FT.com – World, Europe Italy and France are making headway in a campaign to soften the potential impact of the most ambitious reforms of the eurozone’s budget rules since the euro’s creation in 1999, according to European diplomats and policymakers MAIN FOCUS: Merkel steps up integration … Read more

Euro roundup: Lagendijk explains what happens in Netherlands, Merkel declares the end of multicultural society…

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What currency wars mean for the eurozone by Centre for European Reform By Simon Tilford The dollar has now fallen to $1.40 against the euro. This is still below the low of almost $1.60 that it reached in the middle in July 2008, but it represents a steep decline from under $1.20 in early June. … Read more

Europe goin’ crazy: Sarkozy to go his Roma policy, Swiss initiative to re-introduce death penalty….

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MAIN FOCUS: Europe unsettled by death penalty initiative | 25/08/2010 from euro|topics The campaign to collect signatures on reintroducing the death penalty in Switzerland was stopped by its initiators today, Wednesday, a day after it began. By their own account the organisers wanted to draw attention to shortcomings in the prosecution of sex killings. The … Read more

Euro roundup: Corruption scandal that threatens Sarkozy

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Interactive graphic on France as aAllegations of illegal donations from the country's richest woman plunge Nicolas Sarkozy into the biggest crisis of his presidency, despite protests he is the victim of a smear campaign.

Interactive graphic on France as aAllegations of illegal donations from the country’s richest woman plunge Nicolas Sarkozy into the biggest crisis of his presidency, despite protests he is the victim of a smear campaign.

MAIN FOCUS: Corruption affair threatens Sarkozy | 07/07/2010

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According to media reports French President Nicolas Sarkozy and other conservative politicians have received bribes from L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. The affair is seriously jeopardising Sarkozy’s re-election prospects and disabling the already crisis-ridden Europe, commentators write.

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Euro roundup: Blair lures Lib-Democrats, Merkel’s headaches, Saving Greeks etc…

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MAIN FOCUS: Brown lures Liberal Democrats into coalition | 11/05/2010

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In a surprise move British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday his resignation as Labour Party leader, to pave the way for coalition talks with the Liberal Democrats. But Europe’s press doubts this gambit can keep Labour in power.

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Grahnlaw: New EU Visa Code affects millions

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New EU Visa Code affects millions

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On 5 April 2010 the new EU Visa Code became applicable, concerning short-stay visas (for 90 days). The Visa Code affects third-country nationals, who want to travel to the 22 EU states and the three non-EU members of the Schengen area, without internal border controls. More than 10 million visas were issued in 2008.

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