Enlargement – Andrew Duff – On Governing Europe

Archives for Enlargement

The West stops at Edirne

November 22, 2016

“The Turkish army has been mounting coup d’états since Mehmet the Conqueror. We know how to do it. We would not have made a mistake.” My interlocutor is a former member of the Turkish General Staff who, with four colleagues, meet me in a non-descript venue in Brussels. They represent 40 Turkish officers from NATO… » read more

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Enlargement, Europe's East

, Cyprus, enlargement, Erdogan, European Parliament, Gulen, Kurds, NATO, Putsch, Turkey

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The Apogee of Recep Tayyip Erdogan

June 10, 2016

Turks, being both friendly and political, usually ask visitors what they think of Turkey. Seldom nowadays do they like the answer. When criticisms are made by Europeans of Turkey’s apparent drift to Islamist autocracy and away from pluralist democracy, we are reminded that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has frequently (most recently last November) been popularly… » read more

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Enlargement, Europe's East, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Turkey

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After the referendum: will there really be a ‘new settlement’ between Britain and Europe?

April 29, 2016

As the British referendum looms, a false sense of expectation is spreading in Brussels. Some wishful thinking is excusable: Britain’s partners have grown tired of having to tolerate David Cameron’s general contempt for the European Union and of circumnavigating his efforts to salvage the synthetic unity of his Conservative party. The opinion polls show a… » read more

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Enlargement, EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Cameron, Court of Justice, ECHR, EU referendum, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, Future of Europe

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A Franco-German duet in front of a fractious Parliament

October 1, 2015

The first time it happened, on 22 November 1989, the German Chancellor outshone the French President. It was under a fortnight since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Helmut Kohl sounded confident and decisive, clear in his call for enlargement of the European Community and commitment to the goal of political union. François Mitterrand, by… » read more

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Enlargement, EU Institutions, Euro & Finance, Global Europe, UK in Europe

, Cameron, Hollande, Juncker, Kohl, Macron, Merkel, Mitterrand, Schauble, Schulz

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Turkey’s Incredible Election

June 2, 2015

Because fellow journalists recognize the peril in which many of their Turkish colleagues now find themselves, Sunday’s election in Turkey is getting the full attention of the European media. It is indeed a game-changer of an election, not for the faint-hearted. Its outcome will determine the apotheosis of Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his ruin. And… » read more

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Enlargement, EU Institutions, Europe's East

, Cyprus, Erdogan, Kurds, Turkey

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The United States of America Questions the Credibility of the European Union

February 25, 2015

Vladimir Putin’s manoeuvres cast a new light on the state of EU-US relations. If you are American you do not have to be Senator John McCain, who wants to arm the Ukrainians, to question the validity of Europe’s fond belief that reliance on soft power fits the bill for the 21st century. Russia, and for… » read more

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Enlargement, EU Institutions, EU Priorities 2020, Euro & Finance, Global Europe, UK in Europe

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Making the Case for Associate Membership of the European Union

March 7, 2013

And why Britain and Turkey may end up in much the same place A longer version of this article may be found on LSE EUROPP at http://bit.ly/Zpjs75 The Great Recession pitches the European Union full tilt into a period of great change. In all probability, a Convention will be called in spring 2015 to install… » read more

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Enlargement, EU Institutions, UK in Europe, Uncategorized

Archives for Enlargement

The West stops at Edirne

The Apogee of Recep Tayyip Erdogan

After the referendum: will there really be a ‘new settlement’ between Britain and Europe?

A Franco-German duet in front of a fractious Parliament

Turkey’s Incredible Election

The United States of America Questions the Credibility of the European Union

Making the Case for Associate Membership of the European Union

Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe

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