mardi, 09 octobre 2007
WHAT EU SHOULD BE TELLING TURKEY?
On the eve of this year's progress report by the European Commission (EC), our European Union (EU) accession fever is revived again. A heavy traffic of meetings, statements and visits is the case. This hustle and bustle is as real as EU works are virtual. Mutual expectations are so low that even the tiniest “not negative” wording or an infinitesimally small gesture is exaggerated to the limit. Works to be done are self-evident, it is said. Turkey will roll up sleeves, benefit from the rosy environment created after the July 22 elections, pass foundation laws, abolish articles 301 and sail away to the brightest of the bright horizon as though nothing has happened. That is playing Pollyanna to the utmost degree. We are talking about bilateral relations in which mutual trust is badly eroded. If only were easy to rekindle this! Let's see the facts.16:25 Publié dans CENGIZ AKTAR , ENGLISH EDITION , TURQUIE | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : turkey, EU, europe, cengiz aktar, europeus.org
samedi, 06 octobre 2007
TURKEY : LET’S LEAVE SARKOZY ALONE
(By Mehmet Ali Birand / Turkish Daily News – Turkey) The president’s visit to the EU Council, constitutional debates, the PKK terror: None of these are as important to Turkey’s long term relations with Europe as the message that French Foreign Minister Kouchner brings to Ankara today. Here’s why.07:00 Publié dans CHERRY PICKING , ENGLISH EDITION , TURQUIE | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : Turkey, Europe, EU, europeus.org
lundi, 13 novembre 2006
SOMMET RUSSIE-UE : PAS DE PERCEE EN PREVISION
(Par SERGUEI KOURTOUNOV / Source RIA Novosti) Le 24 novembre prochain, Helsinki va accueillir le nouveau Sommet Russie-Union européenne. Le problème clé sera sans doute le refus de Moscou de ratifier la Charte européenne de l'Energie et le Protocole de transit qui lui est annexé. La Charte de l'Energie prévoit des règles communes pour la production, la vente et le transit d'hydrocarbures. Ce document impose aussi des tarifs de transit uniques. Or, le principal est que le Protocole de transit prévoit le libre accès de tous les producteurs de pétrole et de gaz au système de pipelines de tout pays ayant adhéré à la Charte. C'est justement ce qui n'arrange pas du tout Moscou. Moscou demande essentiellement à l'Union européenne de lui fournir des garanties sûres d'achats d'hydrocarbures russes dans le contexte de la libéralisation complète du marché énergétique sur le continent. (lire la suite)08:10 Publié dans ECONOMIE , ENERGIE , LU AILLEURS | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : Russie, EU, europe, sommet, poutine
mercredi, 01 novembre 2006
MR. ITALA’S EU EXPANSION
In a televised interview, the Finnish Euro-MP, Ville Itälä made a very interesting comment that somehow reflects the skepticism of the last four years in Europe. He said that the EU has been far too forgiving of would-be EU members who don’t live up to their commitments.
08:40 Publié dans ENGLISH EDITION , POLITIQUE , THANOS KALAMIDAS | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : EU, europe, enlargement, Finland
dimanche, 22 octobre 2006
PUTIN'S ENERGY
What has already been predicted from the '50s, mainly from mad scientists and science fiction films, is the energy crisis, which is a reality here and now. In another of today's article, Christopher Wilkinson is also wondering "What is the death toll per barrel today?" Everybody can see that there is a limit in oil and the end is not lost in time, but is calculated so well that the American administration is ready to pay the cost with human lives and total environmental destruction like the one planned for Alaska. The Europeans, from their side, stand in the middle, literally in the middle. For a long time they have tried to talk about alternative energy resources, but somehow they don't feel confident with them, mainly because the use of alternative energy resources demands another series of environmentally friendly moves, plus control and reduction of production - something that none of the European governments are ready to accept and do.
14:25 Publié dans ECONOMIE , ENGLISH EDITION , POLITIQUE , THANOS KALAMIDAS | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : putin, gazprom, EU, OPEC, UK, Finnland, Thanos Kalamidas
samedi, 13 novembre 2004
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