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European foreign ministers discuss relations with new powers

earthtimes Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:30:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Catherine Ashton[1]; Alexander Stubb[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; EU2020; EU Treaty; Catherine Ashton; EU Russia; EU Foreign Affairs Representative;

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Alexander Stubb said: "based on nation states, and that's why the EU is struggling to find its place,"

Alexander Stubb said: "Turkey's strategic role for the EU is of fundamental importance: if we want to be economically dynamic we need Turkey and Turkey needs us, if we want to be geographically relevant we need Turkey and Turkey needs us, and if we want to be culturally inclusive, we need Turkey and Turkey needs us,"

Saariselka, Finland - European foreign ministers were to meet in the Finnish ski resort of Saariselka on Sunday for a second day of informal talks, with the question of the European Union's relationship with developing powers at the top of the agenda......

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EU to impose sanctions on Iran if UN fails in action: Finnish FM

focusnews-en Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:14:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Alexander Stubb[1];

Other categories: EU Russia; Security Council; Transport and Energy Security;

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Alexander Stubb said: "I think we'll be able to convince Russia and China and I'm quite hopeful that we'll get something in the Security Council,"

Helsinki. The European Union will seek new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program should the United Nations fail to take any actions, Finnish foreign minister said Saturday, Xinhua News Agency informed. "I think we'll be able to convince Russia and China and I'm quite hopeful that we'll get.......

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Turkey to consider constitutional changes in March

trendnews-az Sunday, March 14, 2010 1:01:00 AM CET | info

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Turkey's government is preparing a package of constitutional amendments to go to parliament within 10 days, a minister said on Saturday, a move expected to increase tension with the secularist judiciary, Reuters reported. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government lacks the ......

Women's movement in Turkey strong on its own accord

TurkishDailyNews Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:54:00 AM CET | info

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The rights of women in all parts of the country are paramount, says the head of a Turkish human-rights association....

Sweden, Turkey jointly denounce genocide vote

focusnews-en Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:35:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Fredrik Reinfeldt[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[1]; Carl Bildt[1]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Saariselka, Finland. The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide, Reuters reported. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who is holding informal talks with.......

How I nearly got Sarah Ferguson locked up in a Turkish jail as we exposed barbaric orphanages

dailymail Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:16:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Sarah Ferguson[2]; Chris Rogers[1];

Other categories: Market;

How the Duchess Of York turned undercover investigator with daughter Beatrice... and sparked a diplomatic firestorm which might end in her extradition....

EU ready for unilateral sanctions

yediotaharonot Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:10:00 PM CET | info

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Other categories: EU Russia; Security Council; Transport and Energy Security;

Failure to impose UN sanctions on Iran would see EU acting alone, Finnish FM says...

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Turkey to consider constitutional changes in March

asharq-e Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:23:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Sadullah Ergin[1];

Other categories: Market;

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Sadullah Ergin said: "is obviously a problem in Turkey, which has closed some 25 parties," "That's why we have the new regulations to make party closures more difficult"

Sadullah Ergin said: "Turkey needs to consolidate democracy to be less susceptible to military coups,"

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament will be presented with a package of constitutional amendments that have pitted the government against the judiciary in a week to 10 days and the government plans...

EU could impose sanctions on Iran- Finland's Stubb

alertnet Saturday, March 13, 2010 5:37:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Luke Baker[1]; Matthew Jones[1]; Alexander Stubb[1];

Other categories: Transport and Energy Security; EU Russia;

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Alexander Stubb said: "I think we'll be able to convince Russia and China and I'm quite hopeful that we'll get something in the Security Council,"

Alexander Stubb said: "If we have succeeded in driving a common line on one particular issue, I would pinpoint Iran,"

13 Mar 2010 16:31:55 GMT Source: Reuters SAARISELKA, Finland, March 13 (Reuters) - There is consensus within the European Union for unilateral sanctions on Iran if a U.N. Security Council resolution fails, Finland's foreign minister said on ......

Turkey to pass constitutional changes in March

MailGuardian Saturday, March 13, 2010 4:44:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Sadullah Ergin[1];

Other categories: Market;

Turkey's government plans to pass constitutional amendments that have pitted it against the judiciary in a week to 10 days....

Turkey calls for more active EU foreign policy

euobserver Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:59:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Miguel Angel Moratinos[1]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1];

Other categories: Economic Forecasting-EU; Spanish Presidency EU;

Today @ 14:26 CET EUOBSERVER / IVALO - Turkey has urged the European Union to seek more influence in the South Caucasus and the Middle East, regions where Ankara already considers itself to be a major player. Speaking on Saturday (13 March) ahead of an informal meeting with seven of his EU.......

Spain hopes to accelerate Turkey's EU talks, minister says

earthtimes Saturday, March 13, 2010 2:15:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Miguel Angel Moratinos[2]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1];

Other categories: Spanish Presidency EU; Food Safety (general);

Saariselka, Finland - Spain intends to accelerate Turkey's talks on joining the European Union by opening negotiations on four more legal areas by the end of June, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Saturday. Spain currently holds t......

Turkish foreign minister critical of Swedish genocide resolution

TurkishDailyNews Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:51:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Carl Bildt[2]; Ahmet Davutoğlu[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3];

Turkey's foreign minister said, "it is impossible to accept approval of the resolution on Armenian allegations by the Swedish parliament."...

Swedish-Turkish 'genocide' vote row overshadows ministers' meeting

earthtimes Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:45:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Catherine Ashton[1]; Carl Bildt[2]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1];

Other categories: EU Foreign Affairs Representative; Conflict; Catherine Ashton;

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Ahmet Davutoglu said: "related to Swedish domestic politics more than to Turkish-Swedish relations or Turkish-Armenian relations,"

Ahmet Davutoglu said: "depends how the Swedish government and parliamentarians act in the future,"

Saariselka, Finland - The row between Turkey and Sweden over the Swedish parliament's decision to label the killing of Armenians in 1915 as genocide overshadowed a meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers on Saturday. Sweden's Carl Bildt ......

Expert: Europe must play more active role in resolving conflicts on territory of European continent

trendnews-az Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:28:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Shah Mohammed[1]; Alexander Rahr[1];

Other categories: Iraq - EU; Conflict; EU Russia;

Trend News interview with the Director of the Russia-Eurasia Center of the Council on Foreign Relations of Germany Alexander Rahr, specifically for the Yeni Azerbaycan newspaper Trend News: How would strengthening the role of France, particularly the EU, affect the ......

EU's Ashton to push for revival of Middle East peace talks

earthtimes Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:15:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Catherine Ashton[1]; Alexander Stubb[1];

Other categories: EU Foreign Affairs Representative; Catherine Ashton;

Saariselka, Finland - The European Union's foreign-policy director, Catherine Ashton, said Saturday that she will push for a restart of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians when she travels to the region in the coming days. The prospect of i......

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US State Department Releases Human Rights Report on Turkey

asbarez Saturday, March 13, 2010 1:26:00 AM CET | info

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Other categories: Society; EC News;

The US State Department on Thursday released its 2009 Human Rights report, including in it an account of the many human rights violations taking place in Turkey last year....

Social media and women's empowerment

TurkishDailyNews Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:43:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Viviane Reding[1];

Other categories: Croatia-EU; European Training Foundation; Society; EU-USA; EC News; European Enterprise News; Viviane Reding; EU2020; Gender Equality;

A century after the first international women's conference in 1910, do we have new answers, rather than just new questions, about women in the workforce?...

Gazprom’s Italian partner proposes South Stream-Nabucco merger

tehrantimes Friday, March 12, 2010 8:30:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Paolo Scaroni[1];

Other categories: EU Russia;

MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) -- Italy’s Eni SpA, which is Gazprom’s partner in the Kremlin-backed South Stream gas pipeline project, proposed uniting it with its Nabucco rival to boost overall revenues, a Russian business paper reported on Thursday. Vedomosti quoted Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni as saying at a.......

Turkish anger at Swedish genocide vote

euronews-en Friday, March 12, 2010 8:14:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3];

Other categories: Conflict; Market;

There has been outrage in Turkey against Sweden after the country’s parliament narrowly voted to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in the First World War. Turkish Labour Party supporters made their anger known outside the Swedish consulate in Istanbul....

This WEEK in the European Union

euobserver Friday, March 12, 2010 6:58:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Timothy F Geithner[1]; Karel De Gucht[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; David Leakey[1]; Catherine Ashton[1]; Connie Hedegaard[1];

Other categories: Croatia-EU; EU Foreign Affairs Representative; European Parliament; European Training Foundation; Environment (general); EU Russia; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Michel Barnier; Connie Hedegaard; Serbia - EU; Karel De Gucht; Catherine Ashton;

The full panoply of 27 EU finance ministers will on Tuesday follow up with plans on how to regulate the EU's murky hedge fund and private equity sector, with the UK currently unhappy with the text on the table. Single market commissioner Michel Barnier will in Brussels on Monday meet with US.......

Turkey says Sweden vote to hurt peace bid with Armenia

reuters Friday, March 12, 2010 6:52:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Fatih Altayli[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[1]; Carl Bildt[1]; Mehmet Ali Şahin[1]; Ali Sahin[1]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1];

Other categories: Conflict; EU Russia;

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "This can hurt relations between Turkey and Armenia,"

ANKARA (Reuters) - A resolution by the Swedish parliament branding the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide could hurt peace efforts between Turkey and Armenia, Turkey's prime minister said on Friday....

"Armenian genocide" measure strains Turkish-Swedish relations

setimes Friday, March 12, 2010 6:43:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Turkey recalled its ambassador to Sweden after lawmakers there approved a resolution describing as genocide the World War I-era......

US State Department criticizes Doğan tax levy

TurkishDailyNews Friday, March 12, 2010 6:43:00 PM CET | info

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The tax case against the Doğan Media Group was just one of scores of potential human-rights violations cited by a U.S. State Department human-rights report on Turkey....

Recognition of Armenian 'genocide' puts chill in Sweden-Turkey relations

TurkishDailyNews Friday, March 12, 2010 6:43:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Gündüz Aktan[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Egemen Bağış[1]; Carl Bildt[1]; Norman Stone[1]; Mehmet Kaplan[1]; Abdullah Gül[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

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Abdullah Gül said: “I think they don’t have the knowledge about what happened. Actually, they are easily provoked and flouted history. Don’t exaggerate an issue that has no credit with us,”

Mehmet Kaplan said: “They also wanted to invest in minority votes for upcoming general elections,”

Friendly ties between Turkey and Sweden turned into chilly diplomatic relations after the Swedish parliament recognized the Armenian 'genocide' with a 131-130 vote on Thursday....

Turkey coup plot: What's behind the tumultuous identity crisis

csmonitor Friday, March 12, 2010 6:26:00 PM CET | info

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In addition to the Armenian genocide resolutions roiling Turkey in recent days, the country has also been shaken up over the arrests of top military officials in an alleged Turkey coup plot. How the turmoil affects Turkey's EU bid and its regional ambitions....

Turkey says Sweden vote to hurt peace bid with Armenia

alertnet Friday, March 12, 2010 5:37:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ibon Villelabeitia[1]; Noah Barkin[1]; Fatih Altayli[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[1]; Mia Shanley[1]; Carl Bildt[1]; Mehmet Ali Şahin[1]; Ali Sahin[1]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1];

Other categories: Conflict; EU Russia;

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "This can hurt relations between Turkey and Armenia,"

12 Mar 2010 16:10:51 GMT Source: Reuters * U.S., Sweden envoys recalled over genocide resolutions * Armenia massacres deeply sensitive topic in Turkey By Ibon Villelabeitia ANKARA, March 12 (Reuters) - A resolution by the Swedish ......

US annual State Department report notes some improvement but also failings in Bulgaria

sofiaecho Friday, March 12, 2010 5:28:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Boyko Borisov[1];

Other categories: Society; Anti-discrimination; UN Bodies; EC News; Market;

The US State Department annual human rights report on Bulgaria uncovers some positive steps to tackle corruption and transparency but highlights problems in the treatment of detainees and minority groups as well as poor prison conditions and judicial backlogs....

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