Turkish President Erdoğan slams foreign envoys at journalists’ trial Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has severely criticized a group of Western diplomats who attended the trial of Cumhuriyet’s Can Dündar and Erdem Gül on March 25 Turkish Journalists Speak Out Before Trial NYT > Turkey by By REUTERS Can Dundar, editor in chief of the Cumhuriyet newspaper, … Read more
Nobel Prize laureate Orhan Pamuk: The EU forgot its values EurActiv.com Internationally acclaimed Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk has accused the European Union of turning a blind eye to the state of democracy in Turkey because of its cooperation in the migration crisis, local media reported yesterday (31 January). The EU’s core values are at stake in the migration … Read more
Turkey halts transfer of forces to Mosul, but no pullback: Foreign Ministry Turkey has halted the transfer of additional forces to the Bashiqa region of Mosul, but there has been no withdrawal, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Dec. 8 In numbers: Turkey’s Syrian border security The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has shared information about its border … Read more
Reality check: Number of displaced Syrians in Europe AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Very few of the 11.8 million Syrians who have fled their homes during the current conflict are now in Europe. Why EU guidelines on Israeli settlements are welcome EurActiv.com EU guidelines on the “indication of origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel since … Read more
Istanbul’s Yıldız Palace ‘allocated’ for Turkish president ISTANBUL AA photo Yıldız Palace, a historic Ottoman palace in Istanbul’s central Beşiktaş district, has been allocated for use by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a Turkish columnist wrote on Nov. 8, sparking a debate over the use by statesmen of the area which included large green parks. … Read more
VIDEO: Greece prepares for bailout ‘showdown’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The Greek parliament is due to meet on Thursday and vote on the country’s latest bailout deal, reached with creditors after all night talks on Tuesday Germany sceptical over Greek bailout deal EurActiv.com Greek lawmakers will hold an emergency parliament session today for a crucial … Read more
Turkey swingers’ club suspects face up to 177 years in jail World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Prosecutors demand lengthy prison sentences for 29 people charged with organising wife-swapping parties to which prostitutes were taken New cabinet decree gives mining companies until 2020 to match safety standards A new cabinet decree has postponed a 2006 obligation and given … Read more
Greece closes banks amid debt crisis BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greek banks are to close and capital controls imposed, the prime minister says, amid fears of a default and possible exit from the eurozone. ECB ‘to maintain Greek funding limit’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The European Central Bank says it will … Read more
Obesity map of Europe (Update: and America) Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza If Turkey and Britain are the happiest nations in Europe, maybe this is why! Read the rest MAIN FOCUS: Tsipras presents reform plan | 04/06/2015 euro|topics Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday presented a reform plan that he describes as realistic. According to media reports, … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: EU at odds over refugee quotas | 12/05/2015 euro|topics The European Commission will present plans for a quota system that distributes refugees among the 28 member states on Wednesday. Several countries oppose the initiative. This is the right response to the refugee crisis, some commentators note approvingly. Others argue that Brussels is overstepping its … Read more
Thousands across Europe protest against TTIP EurActiv.com Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Europe on Saturday (18 April) to oppose what could be the world’s biggest free trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and European Union. MAIN FOCUS: Another refugee tragedy in the Mediterranean | 20/04/2015 euro|topics What is … Read more
Grexit divides politicians in Athens EurActiv.com Eurozone membership is “irrevocable”, the European Commission said today (5 December), after media reports about Greece leaving the single currency that triggered strong reactions in Athens. EurActiv Greece reports. MAIN FOCUS: EU Commission joins Grexit debate | 06/01/2015 euro|topics The EU Commission stressed on Monday that according to the EU treaties a … Read more
‘Turkey may suspend customs deal with EU’ Turkey may freeze its customs union deal with the EU if the planned trade deal between the US and EU does not cover all Customs Union members, including Turkey, says the European Union Minister With Egyptian President on his side, Greek Cypriot leader accuses Turkey Greek Cypriot President Nicos … Read more
Sarkozy announces return to politics French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy returns to politics, announcing on his Facebook page that he will seek the leadership of main centre-right party. Sweden: Immigrants dismayed by far-right gain AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party – with roots in the neo-Nazi movement – recently won 12.9 percent of the vote. … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Austerity and hope in Ireland | 16/10/2013 The Irish government presented the budget for 2014 on Tuesday – the seventh austerity budget in a row. Prime Minister Enda Kenny stressed that the top priority was to create jobs and exit the bailout programme. Ireland’s success is proof that the stringent austerity policy is the right … Read more