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Issue 1297: EU vs Turkey:The other side of the coin (Print Edition)
By New Europe

EU Affairs

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epa07640598 EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager, from Denmark, speaks at a news conference on EU merger control between Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, 11 June 2019. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ Vestager to be reappointed Commissioner by new Danish PM Frederiksen
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web BatteRIes Europe wants EV jumpstart, carbon cuts
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epa01516247 A man walks behind a window front of the Swiss Stock Exchange SWX, as a chart shows a falling index, in Zurich Switzerland, 10 October 2008. The Swiss Market Index SMI fell 7.79 per cent to 5347.22 points marking the biggest loss since August 19, 1991. During the whole week the SMI lost 22,3 per cent. EPA/ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLA Switzerland ready to retaliate against the EU in capital market access standoff
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epa05438922 Governor of the Bank of France Francois Villeroy de Galhau looks on during a press conference as part of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, 24 July 2016. Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the 20 most developed economies met in the southwestern city of Chengdu ahead of a G20 leaders meeting in September hosted by China. EPA/NG HAN GUAN/POOL France sets up task force to deal with Facebook’s cryptocurrency
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epa07017608 A general view of the wind farm 'Arkona' in the German Baltic Sea near the island of Ruegen, Germany, 13 September 2017. The currently largest wind farm in the Baltic Sea is in its final construction phase with 40 of the planned 60 wind turbines already built. The last turbine is expected to be installed by the end of October 2018. The wind park with a capacity of producing up to 385 megaWatts of electric power costs 1.2 billion euros. It is planned to start its electricity production at the beginning of the year 2019. EPA-EFE/JENS KOEHLER Cañete, Altmaier to finalise German integrated energy and climate plan
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epa07044406 A general view of the Rondon 2 shelter where hundreds of Venezuelans remain, in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil, 24 September 2018. Around 230 Venezuelan refugees will be transfered to Curitiba and Porto Alegre tomorrow. EPA-EFE/Joedson Alves Numbers of asylum seekers surge in Spain as Venezuelans take refuge in Europe 
Interview
p4-h_55277730 The EU, US, and 5G
Column
epa07271640 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs of Italy Matteo Salvini attends a press conference at the Italian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, 09 January 2019. Salvini came to Warsaw at the invitation of the Polish Interior Minister Joachim Brudzinski. The Italian politician also met with the leader of Poland's ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) Jaroslaw Kaczynski. EPA-EFE/RADEK PIETRUSZKA POLAND OUT Salvini could make Italy the US’ indispensable partner in Western Europe
Kassandra
p24-h_54782591 Wasting waste and wasting an opportunity
Interview
p21c An American photographic journey

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p24-h_54782591 Wasting waste and wasting an opportunity
Kassandra
h_55125995 Enlargement, going back to square one
Kassandra
epa05785791 European People's Party president Manfred Weber speaks during the second day of the 18th National Congress of the Party held at Caja Magica pavillion in Madrid, Spain, 11 February 2017. The congress runs from 10 to 12 February. EPA/JUANJO MARTIN Did Weber unwittingly throw himself under the bus?
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epa07493322 Chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier looks on during a press conference after the General Affairs Council on Article 50 in Luxembourg, 09 April 2019. Ministers will focus on the preparation for the European Council on Article 50 meeting held on 10 April. EPA-EFE/JULIEN WARNAND Merkel or Barnier?
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epa07589302 Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini (C), attends an election campaign rally in Lecce, southern Italy, 21 May 2019. Matteo Salvini is campaigning for his right-wing Lega (League) party in the upcoming European election. EPA-EFE/CLAUDIO LONGO An election different than any other before
Kassandra
p24 One debate, many questions
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p24 A letter from Inge Gräßle
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p24-still European Parliament election video campaign breaks taboos, smashes viewing records, and leaves Hollywood envious
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(L-R) Frans Timmermans for the Party of European Socialists, Jan Zahradil for the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe, Violeta Tomic for the Party of the European Left, Bas Eickhout for the European Greens Party en Guy Verhofstadt for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe prior to the Maastricht Debate in Theater on the Vrijthof in Maastricht, The Netherland, 29 April 2019. The candidates for the presidency of the European Commission debate with each other in the run-up to the European elections. EPA-EFE/MARCEL VAN HOORN Timmermans wins, Eickhout shines, Verhofstadt loses, in Maastricht debate
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p24-h_55150290 Beyond China

EU National News

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epa06479002 Deliveroo delivery service workers from Belgium and Netherlands protest against their working conditions, in Brussels, Belgium, 27 January 2018. Courier riders of food delivery service Deliveroo gathered protested against their working conditions. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ Dutch government attempts to regulate gig labour market
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epa05301842 Bank of England Governor Mark Carney delivers the Bank of England's quarterly Inflation report in London, Britain, 12 May 2016. Carney said that in the event of the UK voting to leave the EU this would have a negative impact on the UK economy and may further weaken the pound. EPA/ANDY RAIN Search begins for Carney’s successor at the Bank of England
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epa07524447 (FILE) - The Bank of England in London, Britain, 01 November 2018, reissued 24 April 2019. The Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond will announce on 24 April 2019 the start of the process to appoint the next Governor of the Bank of England. The current Governor, Mark Carney, took up the role on 01 July 2013 and will step down on 31 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN Bank of England holds rates while growth outlook deteriorates
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epa07655404 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a reception with military honors at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 18 June 2019. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met for bilateral talks. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN Merkel’s health scare in Berlin during Ukrainian premier visit
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epa06777267 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy hold a joint press conference at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, 01 June 2018. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ Sweden decides on whether to extradite Chinese official

World News

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epa07655885 (FILE) - A person using Facebook on his phone at a cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 November 2013 (reissued 18 June 2019). US social media giant Facebook announced on 18 June 2019 its plans for their cryptocurrency named Libra. It is scheduled to rolled out in 2020. EPA-EFE/LUONG THAI LINH EU’s central bankers, regulators demand more info on Facebook’s cryptocurrency
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epa06643521 Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) attend a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant via video link, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, 03 April 2018. Putin arrived in Ankara on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The agenda includes Putin's participation in a trilateral meeting with Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to discuss settlement in Syria. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT Fears emerge about the safety of Turkey’s Russian-built nuclear power plant
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chevron-kazakhstan-business-portfolio Kazakhstan abandons idea of building a fourth refinery
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epa06832002 High-voltage electricity pilons are pictured at dusk near Paks, Hungary, 22 June 2018. EPA-EFE/TAMAS SOKI HUNGARY OUT Construction of Hungary’s Paks-2 nuclear plant base begins
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epa07455028 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) speaks near New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters (R) at the Emergency Meeting of Executive Committee to discuss the terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand; in Istanbul, Turkey, 22 March 2019. A gunman killed 50 worshippers at the Al Noor Masjid and Linwood Masjid in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15 March. EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU Erdogan calls for lower interest rates

Leaders' Perspectives

 

 

 

10 Years of legally binding EU fundamental rights

By: Ivan Arjona-Pelado

Istanbul shows how democracy is won

By: Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Enabling a Europe that protects through adequate investments

By: Denis Haveaux

From Versailles to the Euro

By: Robert Skidelsky

What Putin’s new citizenship initiative would mean for Ukraine

By: Igor Mantsurov

Do not sabotage the Spitzenkandidat system

By: Stergios Fotopoulos

Don’t underestimate the threat of Georgia’s “knight in shining armour”

By: Christina Pushaw

The world is running out of time

By: Bertrand Badré

Taking on Tehran

By: Richard N. Haass

China is courting disaster in Hong Kong

By: Minxin Pei

It’s high time for Plahotniuc to leave the scene

By: Kálmán Mizsei

Why economics must go digital

By: Diane Coyle

THE ENLARGEMENT MONITOR

Analysis
epa07609919 European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (L) and EU commissioner for enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn (R) gives a press conference on EU enlargement Package 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, 29 May 2019. As enlargement discussions freeze, aspirants twist in the wind
Kassandra
h_55125995 Enlargement, going back to square one
Analysis
epaselect epa07622002 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev (R) react after a joint press conference in Skopje, North Macedonia, 03 June 2019. Stoltenberg is on a two-day official visit to North Macedonia, which is expected to become the next country to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI Zaev hints at early elections
Analysis
epa07607385 Kosovo's police special unit secure the area near the village of Cabra, northern Kosovo, 28 May 2019. Two police officers were wounded as local Serbs resisted the major anti-smuggling operation, where dozens people were arrested in Serb dominated northern part of the country. EPA-EFE/STRINGER Kosovo-Serbia relations again disrupted
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epa07609923 European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (L) and EU commissioner for enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn (R) give a press conference on EU enlargement Package 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, 29 May 2019. EU enlargement Package annualy assess relations with Western Balkans and Turkey. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET EU Commission recommends opening accession talks for Albania and North Macedonia
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web Borissov, Tsipras launch IGB pipeline in Bulgaria
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epa07468431 (FILE) - Police officers of European Border and Coast Guard stand on duty, during the official launch of the European Border and Coast Guard, in Kapitan Andreevo Check Point, on the borders of Bulgaria with Turkey, 06 October 2016 (reissued 28 March 2019). To protect Europe's external borders, the EU's Frontex border patrol force is to be expanded to up to 10,000 troops by 2027, according to announcements by participants in the negotiations between EU states and the European Parliament on 28 March 2019. EPA-EFE/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU Albania and European border agency begin first joint operations
Analysis
epa07549945 Stevo Pendarovski (L), the candidate of the ruling Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) celebrates with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev (R) after declaring election victory in Skopje, North Macedonia, 05 May 2019. More than 1.8 million voters were eligible to choose between two candidates for a President of North Macedonia in the second round of elections. EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI North Macedonia’s presidential election results calm West’s worries
Analysis
epa07519436 A man casts his ballot during the first round of the presidential elections, at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, 21 April 2019. More than 1.8 million people are elegible to vote in the North Macedonia presidential elections. EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI North Macedonia’s presidential election heading to a runoff
Analysis
epa07504695 Members of opposition VMRO DPMNE shout party slogans during the central electoral rally for the Presidential election, in front of the Government building in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, 13 April 2019. The candidate of opposition VMRO DPMNE, Gordana Siljanovska will run for the presidential elections, scheduled for 21 April 2019. EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI Name Dispute chills North Macedonia’s presidential election
EU NEWSLINE
epa03285925 Mongolian men looks at the sprawling city of Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 28 June 2012. Mongolians headed to the polls early 28 June to elect the next parliament. The front-runner is the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP), followed closely by the more market-oriented Democratic Party. The MPP is also facing a challenge from a faction split from its own ranks and led by former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar, who is prevented from running in person by a pending corruption charge, which he claims is politically motivated. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG Europe and Mongolia discuss human rights
Europe and Mongolia discuss human rights
epa07544598 Polish Army soldiers in the 'Strong in Alliance' military parade in Warsaw, Poland, 03 May 2019. The parade was organized on the occasion to mark the 20th anniversary of Poland's membership in NATO and the 15th anniversary of Poland's joining the European Union. More than 2,000 Polish and allied soldiers take part in the military parade. EPA-EFE/TOMASZ GZELL POLAND OUT NATO concludes interoperability exercise in Poland
NATO concludes interoperability exercise in Poland
Workers clean the shop sign for one of the repair stations for Canon Camera Company Beijing 10 July 2003. Canon recently ousted Sony to become the third largest company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. China is not only the largest production base for the photo and electronics giant which last year exported over 1billion Euros from nine wholly owned and four joint venture manufacturing facilities. Last September 10 Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai announced they were preparing to move their Asian headquarters to China. EPA PHOTO/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW Canon faces €28 million fine for breaking EU merger rules
Canon faces €28 million fine for breaking EU merger rules
epa06685741 The Australian flag and the flag of the European Union during an event at the German Ministry of Defence in Berlin, Germany, 22 April 2018. Mr Turnbull is in Berlin on a three-day official visit. EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EU and Australia deepen bilateral relations
EU and Australia deepen bilateral relations
epaselect epa05162072 A handout image dated 15 February 2016, provided by the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Bordersorganization, showing destruction and rubble at an MSF-supported hospital in Idlib province in northern Syria, largely destroyed in an attack on early 15 February 2016. At least eight staff members are missing after airstrikes at a hospital affiliated with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in northern Syria, believed to have been carried out by Russian jets. 'We can confirm that the MSF-supported structure in Maaret al-Noumaan in northern Idlib was destroyed this morning in airstrikes,' said Mirella Hodeib, a press offer at MSF in Beirut. MSF said 40,000 people would be cut off from access to medical services as a result of the latest strikes on the hospital in Idlib. Three MSF-supported hospitals were recently damaged in Aleppo. EPA/SAM TAYLOR / MSF / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES EU calls for ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib
EU calls for ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib
As enlargement discussions freeze, aspirants twist in the wind
Analysis
epa07609919 European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (L) and EU commissioner for enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn (R) gives a press conference on EU enlargement Package 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, 29 May 2019.

Discussions in Luxembourg regarding EU enlargement in the Western Balkans made little headway this past week, despite the threat from
By Alec Mally Director for Global Economic Affairs at IPEDIS
European Commission
epa07640598 EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager, from Denmark, speaks at a news conference on EU merger control between Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, 11 June 2019. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ Vestager to be reappointed Commissioner by new Danish PM Frederiksen
Vestager to be reappointed Commissioner by new Danish PM Frederiksen
epa07645184 EU Budget Commissioner Guenther Oettinger speaks during a press conference on the budgent proposal in Brussels, Belgium, 13 June 2019. The Commissioner called on leaders to intenisfy efforts to reach an agreement on the Union?s long-term budget for 2021-2027. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET Commission approves annual report on 2018 EU budget implementation
Commission approves annual report on 2018 EU budget implementation
web BatteRIes Europe wants EV jumpstart, carbon cuts
BatteRIes Europe wants EV jumpstart, carbon cuts
epa07017608 A general view of the wind farm 'Arkona' in the German Baltic Sea near the island of Ruegen, Germany, 13 September 2017. The currently largest wind farm in the Baltic Sea is in its final construction phase with 40 of the planned 60 wind turbines already built. The last turbine is expected to be installed by the end of October 2018. The wind park with a capacity of producing up to 385 megaWatts of electric power costs 1.2 billion euros. It is planned to start its electricity production at the beginning of the year 2019. EPA-EFE/JENS KOEHLER Cañete, Altmaier to finalise German integrated energy and climate plan
Cañete, Altmaier to finalise German integrated energy and climate plan
epa07044406 A general view of the Rondon 2 shelter where hundreds of Venezuelans remain, in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil, 24 September 2018. Around 230 Venezuelan refugees will be transfered to Curitiba and Porto Alegre tomorrow. EPA-EFE/Joedson Alves Numbers of asylum seekers surge in Spain as Venezuelans take refuge in Europe 
Numbers of asylum seekers surge in Spain as Venezuelans take refuge in Europe 
epa07271640 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs of Italy Matteo Salvini attends a press conference at the Italian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, 09 January 2019. Salvini came to Warsaw at the invitation of the Polish Interior Minister Joachim Brudzinski. The Italian politician also met with the leader of Poland's ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) Jaroslaw Kaczynski. EPA-EFE/RADEK PIETRUSZKA POLAND OUT Salvini could make Italy the US’ indispensable partner in Western Europe
Salvini could make Italy the US’ indispensable partner in Western Europe
European Parliament
epa07458013 One of the top candidates of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) for the upcoming European elections Udo Bullmann speaks during the Party Convention for the European elections campaign at the BCC - Berlin Congress Center in Berlin, Germany, 23 March 2019. The main topic of the party convention is the SPD election program for the European elections on 26 May. EPA-EFE/HAYOUNG JEON S&D’s Bullmann drops group bid, paves way for García
S&D’s Bullmann drops group bid, paves way for García
epa06097224 A Cypriot soldier stands next to crosses marking the graves of Greek and Cypriot soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, at the Tymvos Macedonitissas military cemetery in Nicosia, Cyprus, 19 July 2017. The date of 20 July 2017 marks the 43nd anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. In 1974, Cyprus was split into Greek Cypriot south and Turkish Cypriot north when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by supporters of union with Greece. EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU EU considers freezing Customs Union negotiations with Turkey
EU considers freezing Customs Union negotiations with Turkey
epa07598157 French Member of the La Republique En Marche (LaREM) party and candidate for the European elections Nathalie Loiseau attends the last European elections campaign meeting in Paris, France, 24 May 2019. The European Parliament election is held by member countries of the European Union (EU) from 23 to 26 May 2019. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON Loiseau won’t run for presidency of Renew Europe
Loiseau won’t run for presidency of Renew Europe
h_55125995 Enlargement, going back to square one
Enlargement, going back to square one
epa05785791 European People's Party president Manfred Weber speaks during the second day of the 18th National Congress of the Party held at Caja Magica pavillion in Madrid, Spain, 11 February 2017. The congress runs from 10 to 12 February. EPA/JUANJO MARTIN Did Weber unwittingly throw himself under the bus?
Did Weber unwittingly throw himself under the bus?
D8THeYwW4AA8zHb Weber to lead the EPP in EU Parliament, 10 Vice-Presidents elected
Weber to lead the EPP in EU Parliament, 10 Vice-Presidents elected
European Council
epa07660397 The Turkish drilling vessel Yavuz (L) leaves from Dilovasi port as a Turkish military ship accompanies it, in Kocaeli, Turkey, 20 June 2019. Turkey's second drilling ship will operate off the Karpas Peninsula to the northeast of the island of Cyprus. Yavuz will be determined by geology and geophysics studies of the vessel and it will take place at a depth of approximately 1,000 meters on the seabed and some 3,000 meters of drilling will be made, Bilgin said, adding that the ship will move to its second location once the first drill is completed. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN EU eyeing possible sanctions on Turkey over ‘illegal drilling’ in East Med
EU eyeing possible sanctions on Turkey over ‘illegal drilling’ in East Med
Mr Mateusz MORAWIECKI, Polish Prime Minister. EU leaders fail to commit to 2050 climate carbon neutrality goals
EU leaders fail to commit to 2050 climate carbon neutrality goals
epa07626969 German Manfred Weber of European People's Party and Candidate as next President of the European Commission (L) and Joseph Daul, president of EPP (European People's Party) attend an EPP group meeting to elect the group Vice-Chairs at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 05 June 2019. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ EPP keeps standing ‘united’ under Weber’s Commission bid
EPP keeps standing ‘united’ under Weber’s Commission bid
epa07609919 European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (L) and EU commissioner for enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn (R) gives a press conference on EU enlargement Package 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, 29 May 2019. As enlargement discussions freeze, aspirants twist in the wind
As enlargement discussions freeze, aspirants twist in the wind
epa07645072 Manfred Weber (L), chairman of the European People?s Party and candidate as next European Commission president, is welcomed by European Council President Donald Tusk (R) ahead to a meeting on EU top jobs in Brussels, Belgium, 13 June 2019. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL Tusk “cautiously optimistic” on top EU jobs nominations at EU Summit
Tusk “cautiously optimistic” on top EU jobs nominations at EU Summit
epa05853861 (FILE) - A file picture dated 12 February 2014 and made with a tilt-shift lens shows the flags of the European Union (EU) member states at the entrance of the Council building in Brussels, Belgium. The 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome is marked on 25 March 2017. The treaty was signed on 25 March 1957 at Campidoglio Palace in Rome by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany to form the European Economic Community (ECC). It continues to be one of the most important ones in the history of the European Union (EU). EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET Migration and external border protection, climate strategy to top EU strategic agenda
Migration and external border protection, climate strategy to top EU strategic agenda

Energy

News
energean-power-karish-fpso-fx-website Greece’s Energean, Israel’s INGL ink infrastructure hand over deal
News
epa06643521 Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) attend a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant via video link, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, 03 April 2018. Putin arrived in Ankara on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The agenda includes Putin's participation in a trilateral meeting with Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to discuss settlement in Syria. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT Fears emerge about the safety of Turkey’s Russian-built nuclear power plant
News
epa07528936 (FILE) - A worker stands on a platform at the first pump station on Belarus territory of the Druzhba pipeline, near the village of Bobovichi, Belarus, 11 January 2007 (reissued 26 April 2019). According to media reports, oli delivery from Russia via the Druzhba pipeline has been interrupted due to an alleged pollution of the crude oil. EPA-EFE/ANDREI LIANKEVICH KazTransOil and Transneft reach consensus for contaminated oil
News
web BatteRIes Europe wants EV jumpstart, carbon cuts
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epa07488218 A Turkish airlines plane takes off from the new Istanbul Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, 06 April 2019. Ataturk airport operations officially moved to the new Istanbul Airport on 05 April 2019. Moving took about 45 hours, with over 700 trucks involved. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN Rosneft to fuel Turkish Airlines planes in Russian airports
News
web Gazprom develops gas corridor in Russia to feed Nord Stream-2
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chevron-kazakhstan-business-portfolio Kazakhstan abandons idea of building a fourth refinery
News
epa06832002 High-voltage electricity pilons are pictured at dusk near Paks, Hungary, 22 June 2018. EPA-EFE/TAMAS SOKI HUNGARY OUT Construction of Hungary’s Paks-2 nuclear plant base begins
News
epa07017608 A general view of the wind farm 'Arkona' in the German Baltic Sea near the island of Ruegen, Germany, 13 September 2017. The currently largest wind farm in the Baltic Sea is in its final construction phase with 40 of the planned 60 wind turbines already built. The last turbine is expected to be installed by the end of October 2018. The wind park with a capacity of producing up to 385 megaWatts of electric power costs 1.2 billion euros. It is planned to start its electricity production at the beginning of the year 2019. EPA-EFE/JENS KOEHLER Cañete, Altmaier to finalise German integrated energy and climate plan
News
KazMunaiGaz Kazakhstan to start exporting its gasoline to Central Asia

Internet & ICT

Interview
p4-h_55277730 The EU, US, and 5G
Interview
p13 The 5G development debate
Interview
p11-Simon-Murphy Simon Murphy: The businessman who believes the best AI on the market is Authentic Intelligence!
News
youtube-plans-launch-paid-channels IMG YouTube bans white supremacist content, removes thousands of channels from platform
News
epa07590393 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan (L) speak to the new media after giving a classified intelligence briefings on Iran to members Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2019. The administration of President Trump briefed Congress on intelligence that has prompted the US military build up against reported Iranian threats in the Persian Gulf region. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER US moves against intel-linked Chinese tech companies
News
huawei-microsoft-launch-smartphone-africa IMG Google cuts off Huawei
Analysis
p4aa 5G supplier concerns remain issue of transatlantic tension
News
epa07469215 A Huawei logo is seen at Huawei headquarters' showroom in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, 28 March 2019. EPA-EFE/ALEKSANDAR PLAVEVSKI Vodafone discovers hidden backdoors in Italy’s Huawei infrastructure
Op-Ed
terms-and-condistions-900x588 We need to talk about terms and conditions
News
epa06819029 (FILE) - Visitors are reflected in a mirror with the Huawei company logo during the official launch event for the Huawei Mate 10 smartphone series in Munich, southern Germany, 16 October 2017 (reissued 18 June 2018). Chinese Telecommunications Company Huawei published an open letter addressed to Australian lawmakers on 18 June 2018, where it refused Australian government allegations that it poses security concerns, calling the comments 'ill-informed and not based on facts.' The Australian government is expected to ban the Chinese tech firm from bidding in the construction of the country's 5G networks over national security concerns, media reported. The concerns claim Huawei to be linked to the Chinese government, media added. EPA-EFE/PHILIPP GUELLAND China dominance of 5G seen as a threat by British and American politicians

Faith and Religious Freedom

Op-Ed
epa05775270 An exterior view of a building of the 'Scientology Kirche Hamburg e.V.' a branch of the Scientology church, in Hamburg, Germany, 06 February 2017. The organization, founded in 1954 by L. Ron Hubbard, has been observed for years by the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. EPA/CARSTEN KOALL 10 Years of legally binding EU fundamental rights
News
p23-h_52765965 Russia convicts Crimean Tatar activists
News
p23-h_55141475 Most back church-state separation in Western Europe, despite paying church tax
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p22-h_51822678 UN committee offers grim view Tajikistan’s human rights record
News
p22-h_54795669 Unfinished Gaudí landmark gets building permit after 137 years
Interview
p22VHCCI-temple-9 The first Hindu temple of Ireland
News
epa07479657 Ladislav Hamran, President of Eurojust, speaks during a Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to present the annual report of the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (EUROJUST) at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 02 April 2019. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ Eurojust breaks human trafficking ring
News
p23-h_55245148 Aung San Suu Kyi and Orbán find common ground in anti-Muslim stance
News
epa06196659 Gypsy pilgrims dance during the annual festival held in celebration of the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary near the Catholic chapel of Szentkut in Csatka, 118 kms west of Budapest, Hungary, 09 September 2017 (issued 10 September). The Csatka Pilgrimage is the most important religious holiday of the Olah clan of the gypsy people living in the Carpathian Base. EPA-EFE/Zoltan Balogh HUNGARY OUT ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET Potential inclusion of Roma and Traveller history education
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p22ch_51835620 German Jews warned not to wear kippahs in public
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