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Tag Archives: EU enlargement
Sep 26 2013
Further distance between EU and Turkey might jeopardise PKK-Turkish government talks
3 CommentsBy Zeynep Kaya The short-term fate of EU-Turkey accession talks will be determined with the publication of the European Commission’s Progress Report on Turkey on the 23 October 2013. The Turkish government’s latest democratisation package will be central to the … Continue reading
Posted by: September 26, 2013
Tagged with: accession talks, democratisation package, EU enlargement, PKK, Reforms, Turkey
May 23 2013
Elections and the Quest for a ‘Stable’ Electoral System in Kosovo
1 CommentBy Shqipe Mjekiqi Since the talks between Kosovo and Serbia ended with an agreement between the two countries on 19th May, a great deal of EU attention has focused on the implementation of that agreement. The two Prime Ministers were invited to … Continue reading
Posted by: May 23, 2013
Tagged with: Catherine Ashton, CEC, elections, electoral system, EU, EU enlargement, EU membership, Kosovo, PDK