The European Union desires to see stronger relations with Turkey, according to a statement by the bloc following a meeting Thursday between Turkey’s top diplomat, Mevlut Cavusoglu, and the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell. [ More … ]
International donors at a Belgian conference pledged $7bn to help Syrian refugees, falling short of what the UN said it needed on the eve of the eighth anniversary of the country’s uprising. More than 370,000 [ More … ]
EU affairs minister says bloc should support Turkey during this difficult period in region Turkey’s EU affairs minister has reiterated that his country wants to be a full member of the European Union and will [ More … ]
Officials from Turkey and the European Union will meet June 13 in Brussels for a political dialogue meeting to review the current status of issues on their mutual agenda and to discuss ways of moving [ More … ]
Meetings between Erdogan, EU officials during NATO summit held in constructive atmosphere: European Commission chief European Commission chief spokesman Margaritis Schinas on Monday called for continued cooperation between Turkey and the European Union, according to [ More … ]
BY: SAADET ORUÇ* After a busy day with NATO and European Union officials in Brussels on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned to the country with good news regarding Turkish relations with the EU. In addition [ More … ]
BY: CEMIL ERTEM* What should we expect from the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend? The summit, held at a time when terrorism is gaining a new dimension and becoming [ More … ]
BY: Merve Şebnem Oruç The Belgian capital of Brussels is hosting the summit meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government today. There is no doubt that at this summit, eyes will be turned to [ More … ]
Turkey, European Union to meet after NATO’s May gathering in Brussels, says foreign minister Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday said a Turkey-EU summit was expected to be convened but added no date had been [ More … ]
By: Carl Bildt* Coups have no place in a region built on democratic values. Is Brussels asleep, or just ignorant? That’s the question being asked after European leaders responded tepidly to the attempted military coup in [ More … ]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave a speech in front of the European Union parliament on Thursday regarding the current state of Palestine and its people within the occupied territory and around the world. Mahmoud Abbas [ More … ]
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