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EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey
03/26/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU / TURKEY. The members of the European Council are blowing hot and cold on the troubled issue of their relations with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are putting Turkey under observation for two months.
Cyprus, diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, European Council, European Union (EU), Greece, international relations, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations

The number of overnight stays has dropped by more than 80% in 2020 in the countries of Southern Europe

The number of overnight stays has dropped by more than 80% in 2020 in the countries of Southern Europe
03/17/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
EU. Covid-19 and its restrictions have caused a loss of 1.5 billion nights in EU hotels. Southern European establishments remain largely the most affected.
Covid-19, Cyprus, EU, Eurostat, Greece, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, statistics, tourism

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum
03/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
MEDITERRANEAN. The Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum have accepted the arrival of France as a member and the United States as a permanent observer. version française
Cyprus, East Mediterranean, East Mediterranean Gas Forum, Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum, Egypt, EMGF, energy, France, gas, Gaza, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mediterranean, natural gas, Palestine, Turkey, United States

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens
02/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. Once again, and despite a deadline set on December 31, 2020 a year ago to regularize the sharing of tax data, Turkey escapes its placement on the European black list of tax havens. version française
Anguilla, Ankara, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, black list, Botswana, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecofin, Eswatini, EU, European Union, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Jordan, Maldives, Morocco, Namibia, Palau, Panama, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Seychelles, tax, tax havens, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vanuatu

Nine Member States receive €14bn loans to overcome their Covid-19 spending

Nine Member States receive €14bn loans to overcome their Covid-19 spending
02/02/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has disbursed loans totalling €14 billion to nine Member States.
Belgium, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croatia, Cyprus, European Commission, European Union, finance, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Paolo Gentiloni, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, social and solidarity economy, social obligations, Spain, SURE, Ursula von der Leyen

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery
01/27/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has issued €14bn worth of social bonds under the SURE instrument developed by the European Union to help eighteen Member States protect jobs and employees from the consequences of the health crisis.
Croatia, Cyprus, European Commission, European Union, Greece, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Malta, NextGenerationEU, Portugal, Slovenia, social obligations, Spain, Support to mitigate unemployment risks in emergency, SURE

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU
01/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. On a visit to Brussels, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Foreign Minister, is trying to resume dialogue with the European Union despite the many points of disagreement between the two sides.
Aegean, Brussels, Charles Michel, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, economy of Turkey, EU, European Union, France, Greece, Jens Stoltenberg, Josep Borrell, Libya, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, NATO, Paris, Peter Stano, Recept Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen, USA

Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to soften his relations with France and the European Union

Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to soften his relations with France and the European Union
01/12/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. Turkish president wants to "put back on track" relations between his country and the European Union.
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Emmanuel Macron, Erdogan, EU, European Commission, France, Greece Aegean Sea, Mediterranean, relations between Turkey and the EU, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

EU timidly sanctions Turkey for its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean

EU timidly sanctions Turkey for its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean
12/11/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
After months of threats, the European Council decrees sanctions against Turkey for its gas exploration manoeuvres in maritime areas claimed by Greece and the Republic of Cyprus.
Athens, Cyprus, Erdogan, EU, European Union, Greece, Josep Borrell, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, TPAO, Turkey, Turkish petroleum corporation, Yavuz

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel
11/20/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Despite his divorce from the United Kingdom and the break-up of his engagement with Turkey, the European Union still seduces, but knows how to make itself wanted. Its only suitors today are all in the Western Balkans. They have to work hard to put a ring on this sixty-three-year-old lady's finger, who is becoming more and more difficult to choose.
Albania, Angela Merkel, Ankara, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brexit, Brussels, Bulgaria, Central Bank of Kosovo, Copenhagen criteria, Croatia, Cyprus, dardan, David Cameron, dinar, economy, EIB, Ekaterina Zaharieva, Erdogan, EU, EU enlargement, euro, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Union, Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Jean-François Cousitillière, Kosovo, Member States, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Olivér Varhelyi politics, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sofia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

France support the end of the Customs Union with Turkey

France support the end of the Customs Union with Turkey
11/09/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
FRANCE/TURKEY. According to Europe 1, the French government will propose to the European Council to abolish the customs union with Turkey.
 version française
customs union, Cyprus, Europe 1, European Council, France, Greece, Libya, Syria, trade surplus, Turkey

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"
10/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. Meeting in Nicosia, the three Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian presidents denounced Turkey's "provocations" in several theaters of conflict in the Mediterranean.
Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Aegean Sea, Ankara, Athens, Cairo, Caucasus, Charles Michel, conflicts, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Ersin Tatar, European Council, Kastellorizo, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, Mediterranean, Mustafa Akinci, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republic of Northern Cyprus, SOmalia, Syria, TRNC, Turkey

European Commission launches infringement proceedings against "Golden Passports" granted by Malta and Cyprus

European Commission launches infringement proceedings against "Golden Passports" granted by Malta and Cyprus
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MALTA / CYPRUS. The European Commission is sending letters of formal notice to the States of Malta and Cyprus concerning their decried citizenship by investment programmes.
Al Jazeera, Cyprus, European citizenship, European Commission, European Union (EU), golden passports, IPP, Malta, Myron Nikolatos, passports

Ankara-backed candidate wins the presidency of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Ankara-backed candidate wins the presidency of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
10/19/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
CYPRUS. Against all odds, Ersin Tatar was elected President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) with 51.74% of the vote. version française
Ankara, Cavusoglu, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Erdogan, Ersin Tatar, European Union, Mustafa Akinci, National Unity Party, Republic of Cyprus, TRNC, Tufan Erhurman, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, UBP, Ulusal Birlik Partisi, ulusal birlik partisi

Proponent of a reunified Cyprus Mustafa Akinci well placed to retain his presidency of the TRNC

Proponent of a reunified Cyprus Mustafa Akinci well placed to retain his presidency of the TRNC
10/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
NORTHERN CYPRUS. Having come second in the presidential election of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, outgoing President Mustafa Akinci is expected to retain his post after the second round. version française

Cyprus, Ersin Tatar, Mustafa Akinci, Nicos Anastasiades, reunification of Cyprus, TRNC, Tufan Erhurman, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, UN

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo
10/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. After a gesture of appeasement with the withdrawal of the Oruç Reis from the disputed waters of the Eastern Mediterranean in September 2020, Turkey has decided to put this hydrocarbon exploration vessel back into service in this area. version française

Ankara, Ataman, Athens, Cengiz Han, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, exploration vessel, Greece, hydrocarbons, Kastellorizo, Oruç Reis, Turkey

The European Council extends a hand to Ankara, while remaining firm in case of refusal

The European Council extends a hand to Ankara, while remaining firm in case of refusal
10/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU / TURKEY. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, wants to "give political dialogue a chance" in the context of the disputes between the EU and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean. version française

Charles Michel, Cyprus, European Council, European Union, Greece, hydrocarbons, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey

Ryanair to open a permanent base at Beauvais

Ryanair to open a permanent base at Beauvais
09/24/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. The airline company Ryanair is going to set up a permanent base at Paris-Beauvais airport, located in Tillé, with two planes stationed. version française

air transport, airline, airport Paris-Beauvais, Beauvais, Boeing, Cyprus, France, François Rubichon, low cost, Manchester, Marseille, Paphos, Picardie, Ryanair, Tillé, transport, United Kingdom

MEPs call on Turkey to immediately stop illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean

MEPs call on Turkey to immediately stop illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean
09/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. The European Parliament condemns Turkey's actions in the Exclusive Economic Zones of Greece and Cyprus and calls for new sanctions in the absence of dialogue.
Ankara, Athens, Brussels, Cyprus, Diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, EEA, Ekaterini Sakellaropoúlou, Erdogan, EU Speeches, European Council, European Parliament, France, Greece, Kastellórizo, Libya, Macron, Med7, MEPs, Nicosia, Syria, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen unveils the European Commission's priorities for 2021

Ursula von der Leyen unveils the European Commission's priorities for 2021
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, focused her first EU speech since her appointment on the EU's response to the health and economic crisis and the Green Pact.
Brussels, building renovation, Croatia, Cyprus, data, ECDC, Economic and Monetary Union, economic crisis, EU, EU speeches, euro, European Commission, European Health Union, European Medicines Agency, European Union, G20, Greece, Green Pact for Europe, health crisis, hydrogen, Italy, NextGenerationEU, SURE, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

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