YAVUZ BAYDAR – One minute, European Parliament!
from Today’s Zaman by YAVUZ BAYDAR
What do a Turkish and a Greek Cypriot journalist do when meeting over dinner in Marrakech? Without a doubt, risking torment over the subject, they talk about the fate of the settlement talks between the two leaders of the divided island.
Envoys to warn Turkey: Update Constitution or forget EU
Turkey disappointed with EU report on accession progress (People’s Daily)
from Yahoo news
Turkey on Thursday said it was disappointed with a European Union (EU) report on the country’s progress in 2009 in its accession bid to the 27-nation bloc but reiterated commitments to EU membership. The European Parliament (EP) adopted the report on Wednesday, which urged Turkey to start prompt withdrawal of troops from Cyprus, a Mediterranean island divided into the Turkish north and Greek …