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- In this new book, Brendan Donnelly and Hugh Dykes, both former Conservative parliamentarians, critically review British attitudes towards the European Union, particularly those of the media and political classes. They...
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- By John Parry Review of “The Council of Europe” by Martyn Bond (Routledge Global Institutions Series, price £75 hardback) It was summer 1949. In the village of Le Hohwald, tucked...
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- How the world turns - 20/05/2012It is not only the world of politics that is turned upside down by the European banking crisis and the ineffectual way in which political leaders are dealing with it. ...
- Authentic euroscepticism - 20/05/2012A very interesting article in the Daily Telegraph last Friday by Jeremy Warner (read it here) sums up the eurosceptic dilemma and reveals the perverse nature of the way they...
- Overwhelming - 18/05/2012This blog has described before the difficulties associated with Greek departure from the eurozone. It would reduce the Greeks to a cash or even barter economy for a while, and...
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Turkey and the EU Archive
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Turkish Foreign Policy in a Changing World (14 June 2012)
Posted on 21/05/2012 | No CommentsThe European Atlantic Movement Members Day, Thursday 14 June 2012, 10.00am – 2.00pm A morning of presentations by the Turkish Ambassador and his staff on “Turkish Foreign Policy in a Changing World” followed by light refreshments. Venue: the Residence of the Turkish Ambassador, 69 Portland... -
The future of the EU after the Lisbon treaty
Posted on 22/10/2009 | No CommentsI was asked to give a talk to the politics society at Royal Holloway college in Egham a couple of weeks ago, on the future of the EU after the Lisbon treaty. I turned the notes from my talk into article, which you can read... -
Did Barack Obama talk out of turn about Turkey?
Posted on 09/04/2009 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 9 April 2009 On his tour of Europe earlier this week, US president Barack Obama spoke warmly about the prospect of Turkey joining the European Union. In address to members of the Turkish parliament in Ankara, he observed that “Turkey... -
Frits Bolkestein: Support for Turkish accession to EU would lead to a 40-member Union and to its fatal dilution
Posted on 27/11/2007 | No CommentsPublished in the Financial Times, 27 November 2007 From Mr Frits Bolkestein. Sir, The most important argument against Turkey’s accession to the European Union is that it will lead to that of Ukraine, in the wake of which will come Belarus and Moldova, perhaps even... -
Ségolène Royal on unemployment/delocalisations and institutional reform
Posted on 17/11/2006 | No CommentsUNEMPLOYMENT/DELOCALISATIONS “Europe has failed to fight against unemployment, Europe has also created (social) precariousness, has not rightly reacted to delocalisations. Europe has not embodied an ideal; it has reduced itself to a single currency that led to rising prices and to a vast market.” INSTITUTIONAL... -
What’s next for the European Union?
Posted on 02/03/2006 | No CommentsInterview of John Parry and Richard Laming, published in Mondial, March 2006 In referendums last year, a majority of voters in France and the Netherlands voted ‘no’ to a proposed constitution for the European Union. To better understand the present situation and the EU’s near-term... -
Can Turkey join the EU?
Posted on 15/12/2002 | No CommentsReply to an enquiry via the website – 4 December 2002 What’s your opinion on Giscard d’Estaing’s recent comments on Turkey entering the EU? I agree 100% with him. Turkey is an Asian country (and that is not talking about religion but geography). Muslim Albania,... -
Can Turkey join the EU?
Posted on 15/12/2002 | No CommentsLetter in the Sunday Times – 22 December 2002 GEOGRAPHY: To be eligible for EU membership, a country has to have European territory, which is why Turkey and Russia may be considered and why an application by Morocco was rejected. This would also rule out...
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