Turkey should look to an ancient king for tips on energy février 12, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energie, Moyen Orient, Turquie, UE.Tags: energy, EU, Middle East, Robin Mills, Turkey
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The National (UAE) February 12, 2013, p. 3
Robin Mills *
The giant stone heads scattered around Mount Nemrut in south-eastern Turkey combine several cultures. Raised in 62 BC, these statues of Greek, Armenian and Iranian gods have Hellenic faces but wear Persian hats, testament to their builder, King Antiochus. (en savoir plus…)
L’UE réduit le budget d’aide alors que la Turquie et la Corée l’intensifient février 6, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economie, Turquie, Turquie-UE, UE.Tags: Corée du Sud, développement, Development aid, EU, OCDE, OECD, South Korea, TIKA, Turkey
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EurActiv.com, 6 février 2013 English
Timothy Spence
La Corée du Sud et la Turquie, candidate à l’adhésion à l’UE, ont vu leur propre fortune grimper en flèche en une génération. Ces deux pays augmentent les programmes d’aide pour les nations pauvres alors que de telles dépenses sont menacées en Europe, révèle une analyse d’EurActiv des statistiques d’aide. (en savoir plus…)
At last EU has Cyprus leverage, but will it use it? février 4, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Europe du Sud-Est, Turquie-UE, UE.Tags: Cyprus, EU, Greece, Turkey-EU
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Reuters (UK) Monday, February 4, 2013
By Paul Taylor, Paris
For the first time since Cyprus joined the European Union nearly a decade ago, its partners have financial leverage to press for a settlement of the island’s almost 40-year division. (en savoir plus…)
Unfinished Transitions: Challenges and Opportunities of the EU’s and Turkey’s Responses to the "Arab Spring" janvier 30, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Moyen Orient, Turquie, Turquie-UE.Tags: Arab Spring, Emiliano Alessandri, EU, foreign policy, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Meliha Benli Altunışık, Middle East, Turkey
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GTE Working Paper (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 4, 25 Jan 2012,11 p.
by Emiliano Alessandri and Meliha Benli Altunişik *
Both the EU and Turkey have so far failed to establish a firm strategic rationale for their support for democratic change in the neighborhood, often accepting the tenet that their "values" may continue to clash with – but in the new context will have to prevail over – their "interests". (en savoir plus…)
Cyprus and the euro: Aphrodite’s indebted island janvier 26, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economie, Energie, Europe du Sud-Est, Russie, UE.Tags: Cyprus, EU, Russia
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The Economist (UK) no. 950
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Could a country smaller than Sicily reignite the euro crisis? In June 2012 the Cypriot government asked for a bail-out after the two largest banks, stacked with Greek bonds, fell victim to the 2011 write-down of Greek debt. (en savoir plus…)
Turkey at the Crossroads janvier 14, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Asie Centrale, Caucase, Energie, Russie, Turquie, UE.Tags: Caucasus, Central Asia, energy, Energy Policy, EU, Iran, Russia, Tahir Bhutta, Turkey
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The Financial Daily (Pakistan) Tuesday, January 14, 2013, p. 4
Tahir Bhutta, Air Commodore (Retd)
Energy security has assumed a pivotal role in the economic and energy security agendas of the European Union and the USA. Europe’s gas imports which account for 60% of its total energy requirements, nearly half of this is imported from Russia. (en savoir plus…)
Turkey and the Western Balkans: Between Soft Security and the Ottoman Legacy janvier 1, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Europe du Sud-Est, Turquie, UE.Tags: Adam Balcer, Balkans, demosEUROPA – Centre for European Strategy, EU, Turkey, western balkans
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Policy paper (demosEUROPA – Centre for European Strategy) January 2013
Adam Balcer *
The European Union (EU) perceives the Western Balkans as its own internal affair. Indeed, the EU is the main centre of gravity for the region, without a serious long term alternative such as Turkey, Russia or China. (en savoir plus…)
Turkey hopeful Irish EU presidency will speed up accession bid décembre 21, 2012
Posted by Acturca in France, Turquie-UE, UE.Tags: Egemen Bagis, EU, François Hollande, Ireland, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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The Irish Times (Ireland) Friday, December 21, 2012, p. 11
Mary Fitzgerald, Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Turkey is hopeful its bid to join the European Union will accelerate during Ireland’s presidency of the EU in the first half of next year, Ankara’s chief negotiator on EU accession has said during a visit to Dublin. (en savoir plus…)
Lifting Visas for Turkey: A Safer EU and Stronger EU Foreign Policy décembre 6, 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turquie, Turquie-UE, UE.Tags: border, EU, Pinar Elman, Poland, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Turkey, Turkey-EU, visa
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Bulletin PISM, No 116 (449), December 6, 2012
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Pinar Elman *
Citizens of Turkey are still subject to EU visa requirements while all other candidate and potential candidate countries and even some non-candidate countries enjoy visa-free travel to the EU. (en savoir plus…)
