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TEPAV’s Agenda: “Arab Democratic Wave” One Year After… Assessing the grassroots movements in the North African and Arab countries, Alvaro de Vasconcelos, Director of European Union Institute for Security Studies, associates the democracy in the Middle East with Turkey’s EU membership.
30/01/2012
ANKARA – With a meeting held at TEPAV, successive grassroots movements in North African and Arab countries which started one year ago were addressed. The meeting hosted as a keynote speaker Alvaro de Vasconcelos, Director of European Union In
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“The Kosovo Conference” Hosted Representatives from Non-Recognizing Countries TEPAV Foreign Policy Analyst Dr. Erhan Türbedar delivered a speech during the Conference titled “South East Europe in a Multipolar Era” organized by the Foreign Ministry of Kosovo.
19/11/2011
PRISTINA – The Foreign Ministry of Kosovo co-organized the first international conference since the independence, with the European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR). The conference held in capital city Pristina on November 18 and 19, 2011
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“Ongoing Crises in the Balkans and the Turkish Response” Dr. Sabine Freizer, Europe Program Director at the International Crisis Group, assessed the recent developments in the Balkans.
21/09/2011
ANKARA – The Balkans, where the tension recently raised upon several developments, were addressed during a roundtable meeting held at TEPAV on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. In the meeting, Dr. Sabine Freizer, Europe Program Director at the Inter
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Evaluation Note/Erhan Türbedar, PhD. Croatia Receives Green Light for EU Membership
29/06/2011
"Croatia who started EU accession talks in October 2005, the same date as Turkey did, has received the green light from Brussels to be the Union's 28th member. Membership talks with Croatia have been ended, which will be followed by the signing of
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Cypriots in Favor of the EU... Both Turkish and Greek Cypriots are willing to protect the EU framework though motivated by the hope to strengthen their hands and demands.
22/03/2011
ANKARA - According to the results of a public opinion poll conducted at Cyprus, both Turkish and Greek Cypriots are willing to protect the EU framework though motivated by the hope to strengthen their hands and demands.
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Positive Developments in the Balkans Discussed at TEPAV In a roundtable meeting organized by TEPAV and GMF, recent developments in the Balkans were addressed in the context of the improving dialogue and progressing efforts for integration.
22/03/2011
ANKARA -TEPAV and German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) organized a roundtable meeting with the theme "Recent Developments in Balkans" on Tuesday, March 22. The meeting addressed the recent positive developments in the region including th
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TEPAV EU Institute Director Eralp: “EU Adopts Tougher Discourse on Cyprus” In her assessment regarding the European Parliament's motion for resolution on Turkey, Eralp emphasized that the discourse on Cyprus became tougher and the weakness of the checks and balances system in Turkey was stressed for the first time.
14/02/2011
ANKARA- TEPAV EU Institute Director Nilgün Arısan Eralp emphasized that the European Parliament's motion for resolution on Turkey "adopted a tougher discourse on Cyprus and for the first time an EU institution stressed the weakness of the 'chec
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Evaluation Note/Erhan Türbedar, PhD Turkey-Greece Dialogue Process
14/01/2011
Greek Prime Minister George A. Papandreou's speech at the Turkish Ambassadors Conference in Erzurum has triggered a new debate on Turkish-Greek relations once again. Although he gave reciprocal messages of friendship and peace with Prime Minister R
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Bosnia-Herzegovina Higher Representative Mr. Inzko: "No future without regional consensus" Delivering a speech at TEPAV, Bosnia-Herzegovina Higher Representative Mr. Inzko said a new regional spirit was achieved at the Balkans in the 15th anniversary of Dayton Peace Agreement and underlined that future of the region can be established solely upon cooperation and consensus.
23/11/2010
ANKARA - High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Mr. Inzko, stated that Balkans are witnessing a regional spirit upon cooperation and consensus and draw an optimistic picture for the future of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 15th ann
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Evaluation Note/Erhan Türbedar, PhD Romanian Government Shaken By Economic Crisis
04/11/2010
Romanian cities have recently been the stage for mass demonstrations to protest against the measures the government has taken to safeguard the economy. Romanians' support for the Emil Bok government is steadily waning because of the political measu
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