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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

Turkish court sentences 337 people to life imprisonment for organizing a putsch

Turkish court sentences 337 people to life imprisonment for organizing a putsch
11/27/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. From 15 to 16 July 2016, they had tried to overthrow Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Judged since 2017, twenty-seven former putschists have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Akinci, Ankara, Erdogan, justice, Kemal Batmaz, putsch, Turkey

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

10 years after the Arab democratic movement, what are the results?

10 years after the Arab democratic movement, what are the results?
11/17/2020 - Henry Marty-Gauquié, member of JFC Conseil | Reflections
Already 10 years ago, on December 17, 2010, the street vendor Mohamed Bouazzizi set himself on fire, triggering the intifada of Sidi Bouzid...
Algeria, Arab Spring, Bahrain, Egypt, Europe, expert opinion, Henry Marty-Gauqié, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Mohamed Bouazzizi, Morocco, reflection, Syria, Trump, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen

Resignation of the Turkish Minister of Finance, son-in-law of President Erdogan

Resignation of the Turkish Minister of Finance, son-in-law of President Erdogan
11/09/2020 - Eric Apim | People
TURKEY. The day after Recep Tayyip Erdogan sacked the governor of the Turkish Central Bank, Berat Albayrak resigned as Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance. version française

Berat Albayrak, CBRT, CHP, Christine Lagarde, Esra Erdogan, finance, IMF, Instagram, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Murat Cetinkaya, Murat Uysal, Naci Agbal, notebook, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Turkish Central Bank, Çalık Holding company

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

Unemployment rates are soaring around the Mediterranean

Unemployment rates are soaring around the Mediterranean
11/03/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. In the south as in the north, job losses amount to hundreds of thousands in the Mediterranean basin. version française
Algeria, France, Israel, Italy, Mediterranean, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Unemployment, unemployment rate

A hundred victims recorded after an earthquake in Turkey

A hundred victims recorded after an earthquake in Turkey
11/03/2020 - Eric Apim | Environment
TURKEY. According to the Turkish Governmental Authority for Disaster Situations, the earthquake that struck the west of the country on Friday, October 30, 2020 caused 102 deaths. version française

Afad, Dodecanese, earthquake, Greece, Izmir, natural disaster, Turkey, Turkish Governmental Authority for Disaster Situations

Turkey and Greece victims of several earthquakes followed by mini tsunamis

Turkey and Greece victims of several earthquakes followed by mini tsunamis
10/30/2020 - Eric Apim | Environment
TURKEY / GREECE. The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) recorded two powerful earthquakes in the Aegean Sea on the morning of Friday 30 October 2020. version française

Athens, Dodecanese, earthquake, EMSC, Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, Greece, Istanbul, Izmir, Samos, Seferihisar, tsunami, Turkey

Syrian Constitutional Committee to meet on 23 November 2020 in Geneva

Syrian Constitutional Committee to meet on 23 November 2020 in Geneva
10/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. The members of the Syrian committee in charge of drafting a new constitution are struggling to get along and were unable to meet in October 2020.
Afrin, Azaz, Covid-19, Geir O.Pedersen, Idlib, Jarablus, Mark Lowcock, Russia, Syria, Syrian conflict, Syrian Constitutional Committee, Turkey, UN, United Nations

Several Muslim countries decide to boycott French products

Several Muslim countries decide to boycott French products
10/26/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MENA / FRANCE. While the tension between Paris and Ankara has risen a notch because of Emmanuel Macron's comments on the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, several Muslim countries are calling for a boycott of French products. version française
Al-Meera, Charlie Hebdo, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Emmanuel Macron, France, Gaza, Islamic Cooperation Organisation, Kuwait, Morocco, OIC, Qatar, Rabat, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Samuel Paty, Souq al-Baladi, Turkey, University of Qatar

Libyan belligerents sign permanent national ceasefire agreement

Libyan belligerents sign permanent national ceasefire agreement
10/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. After almost ten years of conflict, negotiations organised under the aegis of the UN in Geneva have led to the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya which regulates, at least, the military chapter.
Berlin International Conference on Libya, Egypt, Emmanuel Macron, Erdogan, Fayez al-Sarraj, Gaddafi, Geneva, Ghassan Salamé, GNA, Government of National Accord, Josep Borrell, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan conflict, Manul, NOC, Russia, Tobruk, Tripoli, Tunis, Turkey, UN Support Mission in Libya, United Arab Emirates, United Nations

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

Alternatif Bank to provide $50 million in loans to Turkish SMEs affected by the pandemic

Alternatif Bank to provide $50 million in loans to Turkish SMEs affected by the pandemic
10/20/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
TURKEY / EU. Thanks to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation, Alternatif Bank will be able to lend $50 million to Turkish SMEs. version française
Alternative Bank, Arvid Tuerkner, Commercial Bank of Qatar, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, IFC, Turkey, World Bank

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

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient
10/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA / EU. In its latest report on the financial monitoring of grant and loan pledges to Syria, the European Commission indicates that as of 31 August 2020, international donors had disbursed $5 billion in grants to Syria and its region in 2020. version française
Brussels, Covid-19, Donor Conference, Egypt, European Commission, European Union, Germany, Grants to Syria, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Refugees, Regional Plan for Refugees and Resilience, Syria, Syria Humanitarian Response Plan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

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 increase in online shopping will continue post-Covid-19, in particular in Turkey

The increase in online shopping will continue post-Covid-19, in particular in Turkey
10/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. A study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in collaboration with the Swiss e-commerce association NetComm Switzerland, reveals that "Covid-19 has changed e-commerce forever".
Carlo Terreni, China, covid-19, e-commerce, Italy, Mukhisa Kituyi, online shopping, pandemic, Turkey, Unctad, UNCTAD, Yomi Castro

On the run to Turkey, John McAfee arrested in Barcelona

On the run to Turkey, John McAfee arrested in Barcelona
10/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
SPAIN. John McAfee, creator of the anti-virus that bears his name, was arrested at Barcelona airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Istanbul. version française

anti-virus, Barcelona, El Prat airport, Istanbul, John McAfee, Spain, Turkey, United States

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