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  • Is Turkey our partner now?
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 28 November 2011
    Is Turkey our partner now?
  • Turkey's choice
    Opinion piece 02 June 2011
    Turkey's choice
  • Turkey and the EU: Can stalemate be avoided?
    Policy brief by Katinka Barysch, 16 December 2010
  • Europe must keep its 'soft power'
    Opinion piece by Carl Bildt
    Financial Times, 01 June 2005

    In the aftermath of the French rejection of the European Union constitution, on the eve of the Dutch referendum and amid political uncertainty in Germany, there is a growing risk that the EU will start to backtrack on its commitment to continued enlargement.
  • Ukraine after the Orange Revolution
    Policy brief by Kataryna Wolczuk, 04 February 2005

    The pace and scope of change triggered by Ukraine's presidential elections in late 2004 has surprised the EU, the US, Russia and, not least, most Ukrainians themselves.
  • Turquie-Europe : les dix règles d’or
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Les Echos, 13 December 2004

    L’engagement des négociations en vue de l’adhésion de la Turquie sera un test majeur pour les ambitions européennes en matière de politique étrangère.
  • When negotiations begin: The next phase in EU-Turkey relations
    Essay by Heather Grabbe, 05 November 2004

    Turkey has succeeded in completing the first group of Herculean tasks set by the EU. Ten years ago, it was hard to imagine that Turkey would abolish the death penalty, permit children to learn in Kurdish and place a civilian in charge of national security.
  • An asset but not a model: Turkey, the EU and the wider Middle East
    Essay by Steven Everts, 01 October 2004

    Many politicians and commentators tend to disparage the EU's nascent foreign policy. They should travel to Turkey. It is true that the EU has a poor record in making its mark on global crises.
  • Ukraine's European choice
    Policy brief by Kataryna Wolczuk, 01 October 2004

    During the 1990s, the EU was busy completing its single market, introducing the euro and helping the Central and East European applicants get ready for accession.
  • From drift to strategy: Why the EU should start accession talks with Turkey
    Essay by Heather Grabbe, 02 July 2004

    The prospect of membership has been the EU's single most effective foreign policy tool. In their desire to join the EU, countries across the European continent have consolidated democracy, opened up their economies, strengthened their public administrations, and improved relations with their neighbours.
  • Serbia and the EU
    Bulletin article by Charles Grant, 01 April 2004

    Five years ago, NATO bombed Serbia and killed around 500 civilians. Today, Slobodan Milosevic and Vojislav Seselj (the leader of the ultra-nationalist Radicals) are in custody in The Hague while a convinced democrat, Vojislav Kostunica, is prime minister.