EU: Turkish Cypriots in split Cyprus must curb migrant flow | The New Arab

June 18, 2022 / By

European Commission Vice President Margharitis Schinas said that Turkish Cypriot authorities should also be held accountable for curbing migrant arrivals.

“We won’t let the Turkish Cypriot community to consider itself neutral in what is going on,” Schinas said after visiting upgraded facilities at the Pournara migrant reception camp outside the capital. “They must also assume their share of responsibility and we’ll find a way to remind them.”

Strongmen in Turkey and Hungary Stall Unity in NATO and the E.U. – The New York Times

May 19, 2022 / By

Russia benefits as Turkey slows down Swedish and Finnish applications to NATO and Hungary continues to block an E.U. embargo on Russian oil. BRUSSELS — Europe’s effort to stand up to Russia and Vladimir V. Putin, its president, is being slowed by two strongmen leaders insisting on the priority of their national interests and playing …

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The sorrowful dominatrix: cartoonists Steve Bell and Martin Rowson on drawing Angela Merkel | The Guardian

March 21, 2022 / By

‘She turned out to be interesting rather than easy’: Steve Bell Sixteen years is a very long time in politics, and since 2005 we’ve had Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron (and Nick Clegg), Theresa May and Boris Johnson – while the Germans have just had Angela Merkel. It usually takes time to get the …

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Greek parliament approves defence pact with France | Reuters

November 11, 2021 / By

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron following a signing ceremony of a new defence deal at The Elysee Palace in Paris, France September 28, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS ATHENS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers ratified on Thursday a new defence agreement between Greece and France that will …

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Spain’s ‘enhancing ties with Turkey’ can only serve to strengthen Erdoğan’s oppressive rule | Ahval

December 12, 2021 / By

Amid its ever-deepening foreign policy mess that has alienated the entire political establishment in Washington D.C, raised the tension in Eastern Mediterranean, and sanctions against it across the Atlantic, Turkey’s troubled government seems to have found a useful ally for its continuity: Spain. If the process of this rapprochement – which is a visible counter-dynamic …

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Europe Responds to Turkey: Sorry to Disappoint, But This is Our Way of Life! – GreekReporter.com

November 11, 2021 / By

“Europe is an increasingly dangerous place for Muslims,” Fahrettin Altun, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s communications director said in a series of tweets on Sunday.

“The dog whistle politics of offensive caricatures, accusations of separatism against Muslims, and mosque raids isn’t about freedom of expression. It’s about intimidating and reminding Muslims that they are welcome to keep the European economy going, but they will never belong,” he said.

“Some European leaders today do not just target Muslims in their midst. They attack our sacred values, our scripture, our prophet and our political leaders — our way of life,” Altun added.

Turkey extends east Med survey, Greece calls it an ‘illegal move’ – Reuters

November 11, 2021 / By

“Greece blatantly condemns this unacceptable behaviour, which is essentially moving even further away from the prospect of a constructive dialogue,” the ministry said in a statement, calling for the advisory to be revoked immediately.

It said Turkey was behaving “like a pariah”, seeking to destabilise the region and stoke tensions, defying international law.