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September 22, 2013
Although at the last moment possible, but Ukraine is successfully fulfilling European Commissioner Stefan Fule’s “11 points” opening for itself a way to the Association Agreement signature. Autumn 2013 has become a European one in Ukraine; so far, not due to the sharp rise in the standard of living for citizens or the general level… » read more
September 14, 2013
The pragmatic consensus of the authorities and the opposition on the issue of European integration allows Ukraine to choose the right turn on the geopolitical crossroads. Our country is returning to the European family of peoples – perhaps not as fast as they want it in Europe, but Ukraine makes a conscious choice. Unfortunately, it… » read more
By Georgi Gotev Back in the Brussels bubble after the summer recess what strikes most is the changed mood vis-à-vis Ukraine. Before, many had doubts as to the real intentions of the Ukrainian leadership. The President Viktor Yanukovich had long cultivated ambiguity. But now Yanukovich, the government, to oligarchs, everybody unequivocally say that the choice… » read more
September 11, 2013
“The Ukrainian breakthrough” is an action programme of Tymoshenko’s government adopted in January 2008. It is a populist and declarative document. In autumn 2013 the Verkhovna Rada made a new Ukrainian breakthrough. Yulia Tymoshenko’s “Ukrainian breakthrough” did not stand the test of the global economic crisis. The prime-minister was obliged to back up under its… » read more
September 9, 2013
In CHP’s social democratic vision of Turkey’s future, the EU membership process plays a crucial role. Gender equality is in this respect a key issue that transcends all other fields of integration, such as democracy, economic growth, employment, education, the information society, rural development and regional development. In fact, gender equality is at the… » read more
August 29, 2013
EU enlargement since 2004 has proved not to be as successful as it seemed in those years. Quantity not always turns into quality. We cannot say that the idea of EU enlargement was a mistake but many good intentions still remain on the paper. As a result, we have the EU split into two camps… » read more
Brussels is continuing consultations with Ukrainian politicians in the view a possible signing of the Ukrainian association with the European Union (Association agreement) at the summit in Vilnius. This is also the concern of the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule. “Whatever we do in our portfolio right now is of… » read more
August 21, 2013
Everyone has a dream but some dreams are just too dreamy. Ukrainian oligarchy, which runs the country, has a desire to hold two conflicting cognitions, although it has no means for that. On the one hand, it wishes to freely trade with Russia-led Eurasian Customs Union (ECU), on the other, it wants a close and… » read more
July 29, 2013
Last Saturday in Kyiv Russia’s president Vladimir Putin was describing longly the benefits what Ukraine had in Russia’s and Soviet empires. It was really funny to watch that nothing changed in the mind of Kremlin leaders. The rhetoric used in communist times remains the same in nowadays. Mr. Putin came to Kyiv to celebrate 1025… » read more
July 23, 2013
By Yevhen Magda In terms of geopolitics, fall 2013 will be determinant for Ukraine. Signing of the Association Agreement (AA) with the EU has not only a symbolic value. It is a possibility to change the consciousness of Ukrainian elite. It is not even a turn to the West, but a return to Europe. Ukrainian… » read more
By Melih Sengolge The Gezi park protests which have taken the attention of whole world may introduce new historical blocs or bring new political alternatives to Turkey; but with no doubt, it pointed out the end of a historic bloc of transnational and local business elites in Turkey which had been sustained more than a… » read more
July 13, 2013
Egypt’s “democratic” (sic !) coup d’etat is reminiscent of similar political events from pre-2002 Turkey. We can all recall the repeated interventions and coups d’etat perpetrated by the Turkish generals against democratically-elected politicians who happened to displease them, together with the killings, the tortures, arbitrary arrests and prison terms. The same scenario is now playing… » read more
July 11, 2013
Today the people of Bosnia struggle to keep alive their unrealized memories, impossible dreams and unforgettable futures, for the souls of their lost loved ones in 1995, in Srebrenica, in Europe. *** The pain is still fresh Still hurting… We should face with it ! Europeans, we can not and should not escape… » read more
July 10, 2013
#occupygezi and #changebrazil that we witnessed recently are not the beginning, but the continuation of a global phenomenon: the new urban hashtag (”#”) era. We should get used to this #urbanera, which can be better named the #urbanrevolution, valid no matter the continent, country, personal wealth or social status: it’s enough to be urban, young… » read more
July 9, 2013
By Iev Strygul Nobody from politicians or experts deny the fact that the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU will have significant consequences for the EU’s Eastern neighbor. Some are able to recognize the consequences for the EU, or its some particular members. Nevertheless, there are still a lot of those… » read more
A week before Croatia joined the EU 1st July 2014, its central bank governor, Boris Vujcic, expressed the desire to see his country become a euro-zone member as rapidly as possible. According to him this might be possible by 2017-18. At this juncture it appears absolutely premature to speculate on the entry of Croatia into… » read more
Turkey is not in the news anymore. The focus of the media shifted to more pressing events in other parts of the world, like Brazil (first because of the massive protests there, later because of a football championship). Even the new massive protests in Egypt are not on the first page of the newspapers anymore;… » read more
July 1, 2013
During the last week of June we have been warming up for welcoming Croatia in the European Union: the European institutions have focused big part of their communication in introducing the new member to the rest of the club through figures, infographics and cool videos highlighting the assets of Croatia or sharing the impressions of… » read more
Croatia becomes the 28th member state of the European Union today, 1 July 2013. A date that marks the completion of a long journey that sees Croatia re-join the European mainstream after 22, often painful, years. Not everything will change overnight, and Croatia still has many challenges to overcome. But Croatia’s accession to the EU… » read more
By Kader Sevinc, CHP representative to the EU Until recently Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan looked untouchable. His Justice and Development Party won the elections three times in a row and Turkey’s economy progressed rapidly. In the Arab world, but also in the West, Turkey was regarded as a model of reconciliation of Islam… » read more
