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June 10, 2016
Turks, being both friendly and political, usually ask visitors what they think of Turkey. Seldom nowadays do they like the answer. When criticisms are made by Europeans of Turkey’s apparent drift to Islamist autocracy and away from pluralist democracy, we are reminded that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has frequently (most recently last November) been popularly… » read more
Posted by Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe
April 5, 2016
Ahead of a referendum in the Netherlands on the association agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, Olexi Pasyuk from the National Ecological Centre of Ukraine discusses the agreement’s importance for Ukraine’s civil society and why Europe must still improve how it engages with the country. by Olexi Pasyuk, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog. (The… » read more
Posted by Bankwatch
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blogactiv, Energy, Enlargement, Europe's East, Nuclear energy |
March 17, 2016
While the Energy Community yesterday failed to consider more stringent air pollution rules for the Western Balkans, a new report quantifies the health costs of the region’s coal burning both within the region itself as well as in the neighbouring European Union. by Ioana Ciuta, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog I often hear that countries… » read more
Posted by Bankwatch
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, Energy Community, Enlargement, fossil fuels |
Daily news reminds us of the terrible crisis in the Mediterranean, with people fleeing their countries in any way possible with the aim of landing somewhere safer than what used to be home. The EU reaction, rumor has it, has been slow and plain insufficient according to the majority. Somehow, we still need the picture… » read more
Posted by 1989 Generation Initiative
October 2, 2015
The first time it happened, on 22 November 1989, the German Chancellor outshone the French President. It was under a fortnight since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Helmut Kohl sounded confident and decisive, clear in his call for enlargement of the European Community and commitment to the goal of political union. François Mitterrand, by… » read more
Posted by Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe
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blogactiv, Enlargement, EU institutions, Euro & Finance, Global Europe, UK in Europe |
August 26, 2015
A summit on the Western Balkans will take place on Thursday (27 August) in Vienna, amid enlargement fatigue, and fear of the migrant wave submerging the region from the outside, but also stemming from the region, overwhelming wealthier EU countries. To dispel the gloomy mood, a football match will take place tonight in the Austrian… » read more
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Austria, Edi Rama, Enlargement, Hashim Thaci, Ivica Dacic, Johannes Hahn, Sebastian Kurz, Serbia, soccer, Vienna, Western Balkans , Kosovo |
June 12, 2015
On 12 June, 1985, Portugal and Spain formally signed the Accession Treaty to join the European Community. For both countries, this followed a period of democratic transition and set in chain a complex process of adjustment that has seen both contributing to European integration. Membership in the European Community led to a sharp increase of… » read more
On 12 June, 1985, Portugal and Spain formally signed the Accession Treaty to join the European Community. For both countries, this followed a period of democratic transition and set in chain a complex process of adjustment that has seen both contributing to European integration. Membership in the European Community led to a sharp increase of… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
June 2, 2015
Because fellow journalists recognize the peril in which many of their Turkish colleagues now find themselves, Sunday’s election in Turkey is getting the full attention of the European media. It is indeed a game-changer of an election, not for the faint-hearted. Its outcome will determine the apotheosis of Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his ruin. And… » read more
Posted by Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe
Because fellow journalists recognize the peril in which many of their Turkish colleagues now find themselves, Sunday’s election in Turkey is getting the full attention of the European media. It is indeed a game-changer of an election, not for the faint-hearted. Its outcome will determine the apotheosis of Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his ruin. And… » read more
May 26, 2015
Montenegrin ruling coalition is made of Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and a smaller Social-Democratic Party (SDP). DPS has been ruling the country for the last 25 years, while SDP joined them in 1997, at the moment when DPS started steering away from their partnership with Milosevic. Both parties are associate members of Party of… » read more
Posted by Montenegro and European Union
May 25, 2015
Montenegrin ruling coalition is made of Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and a smaller Social-Democratic Party (SDP). DPS has been ruling the country for the last 25 years, while SDP joined them in 1997, at the moment when DPS started steering away from their partnership with Milosevic. Both parties are associate members of Party of… » read more
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The Moldovan secret services have begun to banish European citizens. Without any explanation, the civic activist George Simion was detained and driven outside the frontiers by the security services’ agents. No explanation was given, but Simion is known to plead for the European values. The Republic of Moldova suddenly leans towards the East, and that… » read more
Posted by Lulea Marius Dorin
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blogactiv, Enlargement, EU Citizens and Media, Europe's East |
The Moldovan secret services have begun to banish European citizens. Without any explanation, the civic activist George Simion was detained and driven outside the frontiers by the security services’ agents. No explanation was given, but Simion is known to plead for the European values. The Republic of Moldova suddenly leans towards the East, and that… » read more
