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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Turkey’s nationalist bloc (AKP-MHP and CHP) allied in the parliament to expel pro-Kurdish HDP deputies…
Turkey parliament brawls over changes to constitution
BBC News–14 hours ago
Members of Turkey’s governing AK party and pro-Kurdish politicians have traded blows in parliament over plans to strip MPs of their immunity from prosecution.
Ruling AKP insists controversial immunity bill is constitutional
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has insisted that a provisional change allowing parliament to lift the legislative immunity of some MPs complies with the constitution
Another brawl erupted between ruling AKP and HDP deputies during a constitutional commission meeting to discuss legislation on lifting lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution on May 2
HDP’s Mithat Sancar wanting to quote from Oscar Wilde in Constitution Commission has drawn reaction from AKP members: “Who is he?”, “Do you have an example from this culture in your memory Mr. Mithat”, “Quote a bit from Necip Fazıl too”, “Oscar awards”…
Public prosecutor Evliya Çalışkan has said “espionage” charges against daily Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, who are on trial for reporting on Turkish intelligence trucks allegedly transporting weapons to rebel groups in Syria, are “unfounded.”
The Cizre district of the southeastern province of Şırnak, devastated during ongoing conflict between Turkey’s security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), should immediately be declared a “disaster area”
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Turkey guilty of violating the right to life of a local politician who was shot dead outside of a café in the Yüreğir district of southern Adana province some 22 years ago
A total of 420 inmates have committed suicide in Turkish jails over the last 10 years, according to records of the Justice Ministry that were revealed following a question from Republican People’s Party (CHP) Hatay deputy Hilmi Yarayıcı
The Turkish Language Institute’s (TDK) definition of the word “dirty” has drawn a sharp rebuke in Turkey, with the TDK accused of using a sexist description
Anarchists in the Aegean province of Ä°zmir, who took off their clothes in protest at the police’s insistence on conducting body searches during May 1 celebrations, have issued a statement saying they refused to allow the police to touch their bodies
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- Turkey’s war with media goes beyond borders, BBC accused of ‘openly supporting terrorism’
- Ankara Bombers are already found out to be pro-ISIS, but AKP’s Kurdish phobia prevents them admitting…
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Eurosphere agenda: “Confidential TTIP documents published…
Confidential documents were made public on Sunday that reveal the current status of the negotiations on the TTIP free trade pact. Obama and Angela Merkel spoke out only last week in favour of the deal while tens of thousands of people protested against it. The press also discusses the pros and cons of the TTIP
Negotiations on the planned TTIP agreement between the US and the EU are likely to grind to a halt because of Washington’s reluctance to make concessions, a top French trade official warned today (3 May).
Greenpeace published confidential documents on Sunday that reveal the current state of the negotiations on the TTIP free trade pact. Commentators take different views of the coup, with some saying that the politicians must not act without consulting the people and others arguing that such transparency hurts Europe’s bargaining position.
Barack Obama and Angela Merkel have spoken out in favour of signing the controversial TTIP trade deal as soon as possible. Meanwhile thousands of people took to the streets in Hanover, where the two leaders opened the city’s industrial trade fair. Europe’s press talks about the pros and cons of the deal.
Britain’s Labour Party has repeatedly had to defend itself against accusations of anti-Semitism. First former London mayor Ken Livingstone was suspended from the party and now three more Labour politicians have met the same fate because of their controversial statements about Israel. How susceptible is Labour to anti-Semitic views?
The FPÖ candidate Norbert Hofer won over 36 percent of the vote in the first round of Austria’s presidential elections – the best result the right-wing populist party has ever achieved in nationwide elections. Commentators see the election above all as a vote against the establishment and call for a serious approach vis-à -vis the party.
The assessment of Greece’s austerity measures is progressing slowly, delaying the release of the next instalment of the country’s third bailout package and leaving the country once again facing bankruptcy. Prime Minister Tsipras’s proposal for the convening of a special EU summit has been turned down by EU Council President Donald Tusk. Which approach can solve the crisis?
Since the conclusion of the Turkey deal and the closure of the Balkan route fewer migrants have arrived in the EU. But does this mean the EU now has the refugee crisis under control? Only superficially, commentators conclude.
The UK has shown little interest of late in enhancing military cooperation with Europe, preferring to work through NATO instead. Would a vote for Brexit change that?
EU migration could be the make or break issue of the Brexit campaigns. Both sides understand this, but how will they approach the topic?
This challenge for ‘in’ campaigners is to answer the demands of citizens without offering Eurosceptics an opportunity to frame the debate.
Brexit – Britain’s exit from the European Union – is more than a debate on the ‘special relationship’ between Britain and the European continent.
To hold the BBC to account on its coverage of the ‘Leave’ and ‘Remain’ campaigns, we need to properly understand its Referendum Guidelines and the challenges of ensuring ‘impartiality’.
Brexit Divisions: What you ought to know about EU referendums and the UK debate
As the Brexit campaigns heat up in preparation for the 23 June referendum, we launch a new project to examine both the issues and how referendum campaigns are waged.
New research suggests that the British media’s coverage of the EU referendum is failing to reach groups outside of middle-aged to elderly men.
There are now less than four months to go until the EU referendum. Yet all the signs are that the hard facts of the debate are not seeping through to the public. So far the discussion has been dominated by internal party politics and personalities – where an MP backing the in or out side means a media-dominating rift in this or that party.
Previous referendums on European Union treaties contain many lessons and insights into the upcoming referendum in the UK.
This is typically the case in referendums on the European Union (EU), and even more so when the referendum question concerns EU treaties, which are considerably technical and long. Besides being unfamiliar with the EU’s unique terminology, European citizens lack direct interaction with EU institutions in their daily lives. In addition, these campaigns often pitch the parties in the middle against those that are at the extremes of the political spectrum. The far left and the far right come together in their fight against the proposal, forming alliances never seen in regular elections. Referendum campaigns thus have an important role in helping citizens make sense of the European treaty at hand. In the referendums on Maastricht, Nice, Constitutional and Lisbon Treaties, campaign information has been shown to be the key to understanding the vote choice.
Greece is at risk of becoming one giant refugee hotspot. The closure of its northern border and the continued influx of refugees from Turkey has placed Athens in a critical situation
The EU summit today (7 March) will be the 101st for Jean-Claude Juncker, as premier of Luxembourg and president of the European Commission. Second comes German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with 66 summits Third is Donald Tusk, with 57 summits as premier of Poland and president of the European Council.
Politicians have a habit of throwing the concept of sovereignty around when it suits them…
After years of second guesses and a rising tide of Europhobia and scare stories, finally the UK faces the certainty of a vote on June 23rd on whether or not it remains a member of the European Union. This will be a debate about so much – about how people see Britain and its future, the English question, and the distinctiveness and autonomy of Scotland – all illustrating the absence of any uniform national British politics.
Moldova’s economic prospects are bleak. Gender-based discrimination makes them bleaker still for the country’s women.
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- Eurosphere agenda: Rise of Syriza… Rise of Anti-Muslim sentiments…
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Sunday, May 1, 2016
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