The French elections and Turkey 26 mars 2007
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Turkish Daily News
March 20, 2007 Tuesday
There are presidential elections this spring in France, followed by parliamentary elections. Even though there can always be surprises, the presidential elections will probably affect the parliamentary elections. (suite…)
A conversation with Prime Minister de Villepin of France 26 mars 2007
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International Herald Tribune Türkçe
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin of France appeared on The Charlie Rose Show on March 15. Below is a partial transcript of the discussion on Turkey. (suite…)
Le livre de campagne de Ségolène Royal 26 mars 2007
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Le Monde (France), lundi 26 mars 2007, p. 15 (extrait)
Pour ou contre l’entrée de la Turquie dans l’Europe ?
J’y suis favorable sur le principe mais pas maintenant, car l’Europe est en panne et, avant de l’élargir, il faut la relancer. On m’a reproché d’avoir dit que ma position serait celle du peuple français. (suite…)
Royal backs Turkey’s EU membership 26 mars 2007
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EUobserver.com (Belgium), March 26, 2007 Monday
Honor Mahony
French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal has spoken out in favour of Turkish membership of the EU, putting her at odds with her two main opponents from the right. (suite…)
Ce que proposent les candidats à la présidentielle 26 mars 2007
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L’Humanité (France), 23 mars 2007, Pg. 6
Rosa Moussaoui
Philippe de Villiers (MPF)
L’Europe comme un club chrétien
Philippe de Villiers défend un projet explicitement anti-européen : celui d’une « Europe des patries sans la Turquie ».Son credo, celui du refus de l’élargissement de l’Union européenne, considérée avant tout comme un « club chrétien ». (suite…)
Les racines chrétiennes de l’Europe 26 mars 2007
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La Croix (France), no. 37707, samedi 24 mars 2007, p. 12
Isabelle de Gaulmyn, reportage de notre envoyée spéciale permanente, Rome
Le cinquantenaire du traité de Rome offre à l’Église catholique l’occasion de réinsister auprès des États sur l’héritage chrétien de l’Union européenne. D’où vient l’expression « racines chrétiennes de l’Europe » ? (suite…)
50th birthday of the European Union-Comments 26 mars 2007
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Turkish Daily News
March 24, 2007 Saturday
Angela Merkel / Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany
« I can imagine a scenario, one in which people across EU celebrate 25 March 2057 in grand style because Europe has managed to find the right answers to its urgent problems; (suite…)
Turkey looks east, not west 26 mars 2007
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The Guardian (UK), March 26, 2007 Monday, Pg. 23
Simon Tisdall
Turkey was not invited to Europe’s big birthday bash yesterday despite being an official candidate for EU membership. Ankara expressed disappointment at a « missed opportunity ». Media reaction to the perceived snub was sharper. (suite…)
Turkey says EU customs union should be re-assessed 26 mars 2007
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Turkish Daily News, March 24, 2007 Saturday
Hatice Aydogdu and Gareth Jones
A senior minister urged a review of Turkey’s customs union with the European Union, but analysts said his words posed no threat to a trade regime that benefits Ankara and linked his call to elections (suite…)
Work on Marmara Sea tunnel starts at Istanbul 26 mars 2007
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BBC Worldwide Monitoring, March 24, 2007 Saturday
Source: Anatolia news agency, Ankara, in English 24 Mar 07
Istanbul, 24 March: First tube of Marmaray Project, which will connect Asia and Europe to each other under Marmara Sea, was submerged under the sea on Saturday [24 March]. (suite…)
Inauguration d’un gazoduc reliant l’Iran à l’Arménie… 26 mars 2007
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Renseignor (France), 25 mars 2007, No.461, Pg. 12
(La voix de la république islamique d’Iran, le 19-03-2007)
Le président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad et son homologue arménien Robert Kotcharian, ont inauguré lundi un gazoduc reliant leurs deux pays et réduisant la dépendance de l’Arménie envers le gaz russe. (suite…)
US-Azerbaijan sign deal on gas pipelines 26 mars 2007
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Gulf Daily News (Bahrain), Vol XXX, No.4
Saturday 24th March 2007
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday inked a strategic alliance with Azerbaijan to promote gas pipelines that aim to stimulate competition against Russia’s grip on the energy market. (suite…)
Greek-history textbook stirs flame 26 mars 2007
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Turkish Daily News, Monday, March 26, 2007
Damaris Kremida, Istanbul
The new Greek history textbook for sixth grade, introduced last fall by the Ministry of Education has sparked controversy, with critics of the new textbook claiming that it glosses over the hardships that Greeks faced under Ottoman rule, is biased towards Turks, and underestimates the role of the Orthodox Church in the battle for independence. (suite…)
Love poems, memoirs and massacres 26 mars 2007
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The Daily Telegraph (UK), March 24, 2007 Saturday, Pg. 11
Dilip Hiro *
The emperor Babur was a statesman, a general – and a literary master in two languages, says Dilip Hiro (suite…)
Laurence Picken (July 16, 1909 – March 16, 2007) 26 mars 2007
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The Times (UK)
March 24, 2007, Saturday, Pg. 77
Laurence Picken, scientist, musicologist and polymath, was born on July 16, 1909. He died on March 16, 2007, aged 97 (suite…)
CAP sails from Marseille to Istanbul ? 26 mars 2007
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Turkish Daily News
March 24, 2007 Saturday
This May the Bosporus will welcome an exciting sailing competition bringing together maritime aficionados, athletes and two cities: Marseilles and Istanbul. (suite…)
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