EU accepts Bosnia and Herzegovina’s membership application EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev The European Union’s 28 member states yesterday (20 September) accepted Bosnia and Herzegovina’s membership application and ordered the Commission to prepare an assessment of the Balkan country’s readiness to join the bloc. Fancy Bears hackers: What we have learnt from the leaks BBC News | Europe … Read more
As many Turkish scholars are looking for jobs abroad, I hear a lot about that priority is given to those who have residency in the university’s host country. UK universities seem to be particularly notorious about this. If two candidates have similar evaluations, priority given to the one who has not residency problems even if the other is … Read more
France burkini highest court suspends ban BBC News | Europe | World Edition France’s highest administrative court suspends a ban on controversial full-body “burkini” swimsuits in a town on the Mediterranean coast. The burkini as a mirror open Democracy News Analysis – by Adam Seligman Unless we are willing to live with the discomfort of what is … Read more
A short report by Philipp Budka 1) EASA Media Anthropology Network Meeting (21 July 2016) Philipp Budka introduced the network, its history and its activities to a group of about 15 people, some new and some regular participants to the network’s meetings at EASA conferences. The network, which was established in 2004, has particularly become known for … Read more
Turks Can Agree on One Thing: U.S. Was Behind Failed Coup NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO and CEYLAN YEGINSU Turks of all stripes believe the United States was involved in the coup attempt, especially because the cleric suspected of leading it lives in Pennsylvania. Austria is capital of radical racism, says Turkish foreign minister World … Read more
Record number of EU terror attacks recorded in 2015 BBC News | Europe | World Edition A record number of terrorist attacks were planned, foiled or carried out in European Union countries last year, with the UK reporting the highest number of attacks. EU, US reject UN plan to resettle refugees EurActiv.com by admin The European Union … Read more
Tip: Check out this guide for journalists covering the #Rio2016 Olympics Journalism.co.uk Journalists headed to Rio? Here’s how to stay safe and find new reporting angles for your coverage ‘We need to stay agile’: The AJ+ take on the future of distributed news Journalism.co.uk ‘We’re looking at how we can do things differently now that a lot … Read more
There was an easiness on academics’ movement abroad before but it seems that this has changed. However, things are getting weird. Although we have not received a written statement about the issue, academics cannot use their annual leaves any more for an indefinite period. You may travel within Turkey but you are not supposed to go … Read more
Massive Attack protests Brexit with harsh words and a surprise song Mashable! by Adam Rosenberg Massive Attack has had it with the “bigots and racists” supporting Brexit. Robert Del Naja, one half of the famed trip-hop duo, had some strong words to share about the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union during a Friday … Read more
‘Luxleaks’ whistleblowers convicted BBC News | Europe | World Edition Two whistleblowers in “Luxleaks” tax scandal get suspended jail terms as journalist on trial is acquitted Brexit’s long shadow falls on French presidential campaign EurActiv.com by Cécile Barbière The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the EU has catapulted the question of EU membership to the forefront of … Read more
Selfie Diplomacy- Analysis of MFA Profile Pictures on Twitter Exploring Digital Diplomacy by Ilan Manor Last week, as news of Brexit broke, foreign ministries throughout the world took to social media to comment on the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The German foreign ministry responded in two ways. First, it published a series of tweets … Read more
Kerry urges European leaders not to take revenge for Brexit EurActiv.com by Catherine Stupp John Kerry urged EU leaders today (27 June) not to “lose their heads” and take revenge on the United Kingdom, after its decision to quit the European Union Brexit reverberates BBC News | Europe | World Edition The prospect of Brexit-style referendums in … Read more
All the post-Brexit vote racist incidents, in one depressing Facebook album Mashable! by Gianluca Mezzofiore LONDON — A wave of reported racist incidents targeting European migrants across the country has followed the Brexit vote. Brexit has exposed Juncker’s democratic unaccountability EurActiv.com by James Crisp The fallout from Brexit would have claimed the scalp of any other politician, … Read more
Turkey ‘sorry for downing Russian jet’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkish President Erdogan apologises for downing of Russian jet on the Turkey-Syria border in November, Moscow says Erdoğan has apologised for downing of Russian jet, Kremlin says World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Alec Luhn in Moscow, and Ian Black Statement cites Turkish president … Read more
Brexit: Six key questions after Britain’s vote to exit the EU BBC News | Europe | World Edition When will it happen? Will it break up the UK? We take a look at six key questions following the UK’s shock exit from the EU Brexit: Highlights of European Parliament debate in Brussels BBC News | Europe | … Read more