Keywords: EU Accession
Support for the EU Drops by 4 Points in 3 Years The ratio of those who says that they will vote for Turkey's EU membership in a public opinion poll decreased from 58 percent to 54 percent.
10/03/2011
ANKARA - The ratio of those who says that they will vote for Turkey's EU membership in a public opinion poll decreased by 4 points from 58 percent to 54 percent in three years between 2008 and 2011.
TEPAV and A&G Research Company conducted a p
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Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp Another EU Summit in Vain for Turkey
20/12/2010
EU leaders have endorsed the decisions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) taken on 14 December 2010 regarding Turkey. Frankly speaking, neither the EU Summit on 16-17 December 2010, nor the preceding meeting of GAERC ha
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Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp Quest for New Formulas in Turkey and EU Relations (New Models Based on "Good Faith" and "Necessity")
30/11/2010
Lately, the deadlock in Turkey's EU accession process and the interpretation of Turkey's active foreign policy as a "shift of axis" by some segments of "western world" resulted in such evaluations where one of the factors behind Turke
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Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp Can "Competition Policy Chapter" be Opened to Negotiation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron Says?
27/07/2010
At his speech in TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) on July 27, 2010 David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom said that they expect the competition chapter to be opened as the next step in the accession process wi
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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
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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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
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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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
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 th
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Evaluation Note / Aslı Toksabay Esen Why the Unease among EU Citizens Over Turkey's Membership?
03/02/2010
Due to the intensification of the impact of the global crisis on Turkey's economy, the capacity to create new employment opportunities has become constrained and significant employment losses have been observed. The unemployment rate, which varied
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Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp How Do EU Decisions of December 2009 Summit Affect Turkey-EU Negotiation Process?
23/12/2009
The EU General Affairs Council (Foreign Ministers) meeting, whose prospect as an unpleasant turning point in Turkey’s relations with the EU and particularly in the negotiation process had aroused anxiety since 2006, was held quietly on 7-8 Decemb
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Evaluation Note / Aslı Toksabay Esen New faces in top EU ranks and implications for Turkey
17/12/2009
The Lisbon Treaty, meant to introduce the much-needed reform to improve the institutions, structuring and functioning of the European Union, came into effect on December 1, 2009. A detailed overview of the Treaty, the changes it introduces and the
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