Third Constitution Meeting at TEPAV Today's panel has the theme 'Constitutions, Citizenship and Coexistence'. The seminar on Tuesday will be about 'Constitution Making: Constitutional Design, Challenges, Considerations'.
26/07/2010- 1400
ANKARA- Third and fourth events of the TEPAV Constitutional Experts Seminar Series will be held today and on Tuesday.
The theme of the panel to be carried out today is 'Constitutions, Citizenship and Coexistence'. At the panel, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Pr
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Constitution, Constitution Platform,
Verheugen at TEPAV Günter Verheugen, Former Vice President of the European Union and Advisor to the TOBB President, evaluated the latest developments in EU and EU-Turkey Relations.
22/07/2010- 1590
ANKARA- Günter Verheugen, Former Vice President of the European Union and Advisor to the TOBB President, evaluated the latest developments in EU and EU-Turkey Relations in a roundtable meeting organized by TEPAV on July 22, 2010.
Referring to the
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EU - Turkey Relations, EU Accession, European Union,
TEPAV Constitution Experts Seminar Series –2/'Legislative-Executive Relations, Government Systems and Turkey' Panel Second event in TEPAV Constitution Experts Seminars held.
19/07/2010- 2939
ANKARA- The second seminar of the TEPAV Constitution Experts Seminar Series was held on July 19, 2010 in Ankara with the theme 'Legislative-Executive Relations, Government Systems and Turkey'.
The panel, where alternative government systems in the
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Constitution, Constitution Platform,
Prof. Dr. Kuran analyzed the Institutional Roots of Economic Underdevelopment in the Middle East Kuran identifies that Islamic law and the waqfs lied at the root of the underdevelopment.
17/07/2010- 2336
ANKARA- Research by Prof. Dr. Timur Kuran titled "Institutional Roots of Economic Underdevelopment in the Middle East" concludes that Islamic law and waqfs hindered economic development.
Prof. Kuran, one of the prominent experts on the econom
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Middle East, Development,
Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp If There Is Will, Obstacles Can Be Overcome: Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy Chapter Has Been Opened Against All The Odds
16/07/2010- 1497
Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy Chapter was opened to negotiations on June 30, 2010, the last day of the Spanish Presidency. This is the 13th chapter that has been opened since the beginning of the negotiations initiated on October
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EU Accession,
TEPAV: “Method Of Liquidation Of The Obligations Of Public Institutions Is Not Compatible With Fiscal Transparency” TEPAV criticizes that the bill of law negotiated by the TGNA allows the institutions the obligations of which are liquidated to account the fiscal transactions in form of transfers out of the budget.
13/07/2010- 1896
ANKARA - TEPAV criticized the "Bill of Law on the Regulation of Certain Obligations and Receivables of Some Public Institutions and Agencies" which is currently discussed at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TGNA) and said: "The bill of law al
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Fiscal Monitoring , Fiscal Discipline, Budget Performance,
Per Capita Health Expenditures Converge to EU Average, Indicators Improve
09/07/2010- 1655
ANKARA- TEPAV declared that Turkey's health expenditures and main health indicators converge to EU-15 average. In the period between 1980 and 2008 health expenditures in Turkey increased, life expectancy rose and infant mortality rate reduced sign
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Health Sector, Health Reform,
TEPE decreased by 1.2 points in June The Indicator did not change considerably compared to June 2009.
02/07/2010- 1796
ANKARA- Trend of recovery observed since the beginning of the year turned downwards over the last two months. In June 2010 TEPE decreased by 1.2 points compared to the previous month. TEPE in June 2010 is quite close to the level in June 2009. The
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TEPAV Retail Confidence Indicator (TEPE) ,
Policy Note / Recep Doğan An Evaluation of the Recent Proposal Aiming to Improve Conditions of "Children Throwing Stones to Security Forces" by Amending Certain Statutes
29/06/2010- 1969
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989 and came into force on September 2, 1990. After the ratification of the Convention by TBMM (Grand National Assembly of Turkey)
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Child Rights, Turkish Legal System,
TEPAV: “Interesting Developments in The ‘Direct Trade Regulation’ Process…” TEPAV EU Director Arısan Eralp: "We want to believe that any EU institution and any EU member state that seeks a just, sustainable and comprehensive solution in the island, as well as a fair accession negotiation process for Turkey, would not accept such an attitude."
24/06/2010- 1946
ANKARA- "Direct Trade Regulation" draft expected to be discussed by the political leadership of the European Parliament on June 10, 2010 was not adressed on the scheduled meeting. Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament adjourned the
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EU - Turkey Relations, EU Accession, EU Legislation,
