Designing a new EU-Turkey strategic gas partnership 2 juillet 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Bruegel, Georg Zachmann, Simone Tagliapietra
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Policy Contributions (Bruegel) Issue 2015/10, July 2015
by Simone Tagliapietra & Georg Zachmann *
The European Commission’s February 2015 Energy Union Communication calls for intensified work on the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) and the establishment of a new strategic energy partnership with Turkey. (suite…)
Beyond Energy: Remarks about the Direction of Turkish-Russian Relations and Their Implications for the Cyprus Problem 2 juillet 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ayla Gürel, bilateral relations, Euxeinos, Harry Tzimitras, PRIO
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Euxeinos (GCE-HSG) 18/2015, pp. 28-38
Issue: Energy and Integration in the Black Sea Region
By Ayla Gürel & Harry Tzimitras *
In 2012 analysts were warning that the Syrian crisis could undermine the steadily improving relationship between Turkey and Russia. Three years on, the expected erosion of the Turkish-Russian friendship has yet to occur. (suite…)
Automobilistes et routiers turcs rackettés par les douaniers 15 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Immigration, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bulgarie, corruption, douane, espace Schengen
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Le Temps (Suisse) 15 juin 2015, p. 8
Alexandre Lévy, Sofia
Les victimes de cette corruption à petite échelle publient sur Internet des vidéos dénonçant les pratiques des fonctionnaires locaux, alors que Sofia négocie l’adhésion de la Bulgarie à l’espace Schengen. (suite…)
Turkey Bargains Hard on Gas Pipeline 4 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: gas pipeline, Gazprom, Turkish Stream
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The Moscow Times (Russia) June 4, 2015, p. 6
Reuters, Moscow/Ankara
Russia’s Gazprom plans to start building a pipeline to Turkey this month to get gas to Europe without going through Ukraine, company sources said, although it has no firm agreement with Ankara and faces opposition from the European Union. (suite…)
Eastern Mediterranean history: Coasts and coalitions 23 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Books / Livres, History / Histoire, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est.Tags: Albanian, Balkans, Book Review, Eastern Mediterranean, Noel Malcolm, Ottoman Empire
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The Economist (UK) no. 950
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Politics in the 16th-century Mediterranean and its relevance to the modern Balkans. (suite…)
Russian-Greek Relations: Moscow’s Pivot to Eastern Europe? 16 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Giorgio Cella, Greece, ISPI, Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale
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Analysis (ISPI) No. 285, May 2015
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI)
Giorgio Cella *
The strategy of the Kremlin nowadays is set up on a framework that involves economic cooperation, mainly energy provisions through state-controlled giant Gazprom, and through the arms trade too, Russia being the second largest weapons exporter worldwide after the United States. (suite…)
What does the leftist victory in northern Cyprus mean? 28 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Sözen, Cyprus, Dervis Eroglu, Mustafa Akinci, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Tuesday, April 28, 2015, p. 23
Yavuz Baydar
« The will for peace has won, » said Sami Özuslu, my Turk-Cypriot colleague who is an editor with SIM TV Channel. Referring to the victory rally last Sunday held by Mustafa Akinci, the newly elected president of Northern Cyprus, he sounded full of hope. (suite…)
SCORE Index Cyprus 2013 and 2014 findings 27 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est.Tags: Centre of Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development (SeeD), Cyprus, Greek Cypriots, SCORE Index, Turkish Cypriots, UNDP Action for Cooperation and Trust, USAID
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SCORE Index Executive Brief, March 2015 Ελληνικά Türkçe
The Social Cohesion and Reconciliation (SCORE) Index
The Social Cohesion and Reconciliation (SCORE) Index, developed in partnership with UNDP Action for Cooperation and Trust (UNDP-ACT), the Centre of Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development (SeeD) and USAID is an innovative tool measuring peace in multi-ethnic post conflict societies. (suite…)
Turkish Stream and its implications for the EU 14 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations, François Koch, Greece, policy brief, Turkish Stream
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European Policy Brief (EGMONT) No. 34, March 2015
Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations
By François Koch *
A first assessment is that this would not work”, EC Vice-President in charge of Energy Union Mr. Maros Sefcovic said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal at the World Economic Forum in Davos on the 22nd of January. (suite…)
Ankara Playing Down Turkish Stream Hopes 12 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: gas pipeline, Gazprom, South Stream
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The Moscow Times (Russia) March 12, 2015, p. 5
Reuters (Ankara)
Turkish concern about too much dependence on Russian energy and an upcoming election mean Russia’s plans for a new gas pipeline to southeastern Europe are unlikely to advance as quickly as Moscow might like, Turkish energy officials said Wednesday. (suite…)
Bicommunal action: an emerging power 11 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cyprus, Cyprus Academic Dialogue, George Papandréou, Hikmet Çetin, Neophytos Loizides
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Cyprus Mail, Wednesday, March 11, 2015
By Neophytos Loizides *
In the past few months no sensible pundit on the Cyprus problem would cite any positive developments at the political level; the Cypriot stalemate is deepening further each day. Yet at the grassroots level bicommunal activity at the civil society level is emerging as the critical actor (suite…)
Gas Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for Regional Maritime Security 11 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Eric V. Thompson, Israël, Lebanon, policy brief, Sarah Vogler, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) March 2015
Foreign and Security Policy Program ~ Eastern Mediterranean Energy Project
by Sarah Vogler and Eric V. Thompson *
Offshore gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean could have a profound impact on the region’s energy, economic, and geopolitical future. (suite…)
Turkey Is Central to the Russia-Europe Energy Standoff 10 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: gas pipeline, South Stream, TANAP
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Stratfor (USA) March 10, 2015
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The crisis in Ukraine, and in particular Russia’s cancellation of the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, has had substantial ripple effects on the energy dynamics on the European continent. (suite…)
Le dernier journal grec d’Istanbul menacé de fermeture 9 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Apoyevmatini, Grèce, journal, presse
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La Croix (France) no. 40132, lundi 9 mars 2015, p. 9
Alexandre Billette, Istanbul de notre correspondant
Le quotidien grécophone Apoyevmatini est l’un des plus anciens journaux de Turquie. Le déclin de la communauté grecque d’Istanbul menace son existence, malgré les campagnes de soutien. (suite…)
Turkey’s Policy towards Egypt and Its Deepening Isolation in the East Mediterranean 7 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Pinar Elman, PISM, Polish Institute of International Affairs
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Bulletin PISM, no 25 (757), 3 March 2015
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Pinar Elman *
In denouncing the current Egyptian government, Turkey has become further isolated in the regional arena, especially after Qatar started shifting its position on Egypt towards one more favourable. (suite…)
Syriza-ANEL coalition’s challenging defense agenda 17 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ANEL, Can Kasapoglu, defence, Greece, military spending, Syriza
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Jerusalem Post (Israel) Tuesday, February 17, 2015, p. 16
By Can Kasapoglu *
Syriza’s decision to form a coalition with the nationalist ANEL party could be the most important anchor of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to ensure domestic power consolidation and viable civil-military relations in Athens. (suite…)
Turkey keen to take advantage of renewed hunger for energy 9 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: gas pipeline, South Stream, Turkish Stream
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The Irish Times (Ireland) Monday, February 9, 2015, p. 3
Stephen Starr
Turkey has emerged as the key country from where to transit eastern gas to western Europe as Ukraine remains unstable. (suite…)
South Stream Alternative Seen as Paper Tiger 22 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: gas pipeline, Gazprom, South Stream
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The Moscow Times (Russia) Thursday, January 22, 2015, p. 1
By Alexander Panin
Although officials in Moscow have trumpeted the cancellation of the South Stream natural gas pipeline as a major blow to Europe, energy analysts say that Russia’s alternatives are tenuous at best. (suite…)
Le pion gazier suisse avance 17 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bulgarie, gazoduc, Nabucco, South Stream, Suisse, TANAP, TAP, Trans Adriatic Pipeline
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Tribune de Genève (Suisse) mercredi 17 décembre 2014, p. 9
Thomas Thöni, Zurich
Le gazoduc soutenu par la Suisse reste le dernier en lice à joindre l’Europe par le sud. En visite à Ankara début décembre pour approfondir des liens toujours plus étroits avec la Turquie, le président russe Vladimir Poutine a indiqué qu’il ne pouvait pas, « en l’état » , poursuivre la construction de South Stream. (suite…)
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Between Appeasement and Rivalry: Turkey and Russia and their Neighborhoods 7 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Adam Balcer, foreign policy, GTE Commentary, Syria
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 22, May 2015 , 3 p.
Adam Balcer *
Contrary to common knowledge, Turkey does not refrain from challenging Russia in its neighborhood. A substantial difference exists between Turkey’s policy towards Russia in the Black Sea region and in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. (suite…)