Honor Mahony

Articles de cet auteur (3)

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  Far-right formally established in European parliament

  19 January 2007

  Source : EU Observer, 16-01-2007
  The far-right caucus in the European Parliament was officially launched last monday with anti-immigration and a defence of “Christian values” to form the backbone of its political platform.
  With 20 members – just reaching the threshold for formation laid down by parliament rules – the Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty (ITS) group was established amid jeers and shouts in Strasbourg on Monday.
  Claiming to represent some 23 million Europeans, “who would not be (...)

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  No ultimatum for Turkey, says Germany

  7 décembre 2006

  Source : EU Observer, 6-12-2006
  Germany has given its support to a European Commission proposal to partially suspend EU membership talks with Turkey and backed down from setting Ankara an ultimatum.
  Speaking after discussions with French president Jaques Chirac and Poland’s Lech Kaczynski on Tuesday (5 December), German chancellor Angela Merkel called Brussels’ proposal to suspend eight of 35 areas in Turkey’s membership talks a « good basis » for discussions.
  But she backed away from an (...)

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  Turkey EU talks could be heading for breakdown, says report

  6 September 2006

  © 2006 EUobserver
  EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU negotiations with Turkey are heading for a major crisis this autumn, predicts a new report, with only the political will of the main players able to keep relations on track.
  The 52-page report by the Brussels-based Friends of Europe think tank suggests that there are four possible scenarios awaiting Turkey – that talks will get fully back on track; that there is only a partial derailment of talks; that there is a significant slowing down in (...)