At the beginning of April the Dutch government and society sent a clear signal to Kiev that Ukraine’s accession to the EU is impossible. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte declared that Ukraine will “never” join the EU. According to Amsterdam, Kiev today needs to establish good relations with the EU…
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By Dr. Yiorghos Leventis on April 25, 2016
in Articles, Eastern Mediterranean, Eurasian Affairs, Europe, European Union, Global Security, Middle East, Regional Security, Turkey, Western Asia
“Today Turkey is – and this is not just a political, formal assessment, it is also my very private personal feeling also after our today visit – today Turkey is the best example for the whole world how we should treat refugees. No one has the right to lecture Turkey…
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By Dr. Yiorghos Leventis on April 06, 2016
in Articles, Balkans, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Eurasian Affairs, Europe, Global Security, Middle East & North Africa: MENA, Regional Security, Turkey
That’s over now, we are going to finish this off thundered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a televised speech to the state-run Red Crescent humanitarian organization, Monday 4 April 2016. State television channel TRT aired live the speech. The neo-Sultan was referring to the generation old autonomy-seeking Kurdish insurgency…
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