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The UK is not in the Euro and refuses to help bail out poverty stricken members. That is the essence of the matter, for it indicates that she may opt in for the benefits but never for the obligations and this goes back a very long way…To make matters worse, the economic collapses within Europe (not helped by Britain watching from the sidelines) make it difficult to keep the inner politics from turning self destructive...
Rafe MAIR | 14.05.2012 |
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At the moment, there is little doubt that Francois Hollande can count on winning the presidential run off in France. The questions naturally arising in the context are which, if any, transformations await the French foreign policy under the incoming president and, in particular, how Paris will be shaping its relations with Moscow in the coming five years...
Igor IGNATCHENKO | 01.05.2012 |
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The presidential elections in France will open on April 22, and the candidates' campaigning explainably holds the attention of watchers in Ankara. The immediate future of the ties between Turkey and France largely depends on the outcome of the poll, plus their reverting to normalcy can become a prologue to a warming of Turkey's relations with the entire EU. One of the two key contenders whose duel currently defines the intrigue in Paris - the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy - is an outspoken opponent of admitting Turkey to the alliance, whereas his main rival - socialist Francois Hollande - calls for a flexible approach to the issue... The relations between France and Turkey become better readable if the impact of those between France and Germany on the context is taken into account. Geographically, France seems destined for European leadership, but the same is true of Germany, its traditional rival. If, for example, Berlin takes to building a partnership with Moscow, Paris does whatever it takes to derail the process. Sarkozy will never subscribe to the Paris-Berlin-Moscow triad, his formula being Paris-London-Washington...
Vladislav GULEVICH | 18.04.2012 |
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This week, French leader Nicolas Sarkozy will likely sign into law the controversial bill making it a criminal offense to deny that genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks against Armenians during World War I...Debates over the legislation are raging with unwavering intensity even though at the moment Sarkozy's signature on it is in essence an accomplished fact.
Pyotr ISKENDEROV | 01.02.2012 |
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The year 2011 will be remembered as a period of unprecedented uncertainty in the his-tory of modern Europe. On the one hand, contrary to widespread apocalyptic expecta-tions, the EU did not crumble and the amplitude of the oscillations in the value of the relatively young European currency did stay within tolerable limits. On the other, it is clear that the integrated Europe's worst crash tests are still ahead and that the difficul-ties confronting the EU are a lot more systemic than circumstantial...
Pyotr ISKENDEROV | 04.01.2012 |
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At first glance at the 2011 events in Libya it looks like the decision to attack the country was taken only somewhere in February or March. A number of facts and official documents seem to prove it... But there are facts of completely different nature that give enough ground to say that there was a thoroughly played game aimed at lulling the vigilance of Libyan leadership...
Alexander MEZYAEV | 31.12.2011 |
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It is hard to tell which of the two emotions – national pride or indignation over obvious injustice – fuels the revival of the Europeans' unique national spirit. This year the process which the European political class is desperately trying to impede manifested itself in a pattern-setting array of political developments... At the moment the cause which is evidently gaining momentum is championed by Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen, the daughter of the charismatic French nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen and an increasingly visible figure on Europe's political horizon...
Elena PUSTOVOITOVA | 26.11.2011 |
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As the tide of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations sweeps across European cities, the impression is growing that the future holds a lot of unexpected for the EU. The protests which are carefully coordinated via social media can't but evoke memories of the recent uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, especially since the coordinators readily cite parallels between the gatherings in Tahrir Square and Times Square. However, much more is at stake in Europe than elsewhere considering that the rotation of the European ruling elites made imminent by the economic crisis can translate into profound political transformations in the entire West...
Pyotr ISKENDEROV | 23.10.2011 |
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The European Union (EU) continues attempts to expand its influence on post Soviet territories, including South Caucasus. On September 29-30, Warsaw will host “Eastern partnership” summit, which agenda includes alongside with Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova also Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. On October 6-7, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to visit Yerevan, Baku and Tbilisi and passions are running high around his coming trip...
Andrey ARESHEV | 24.09.2011 |
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A new life – or, rather, new deaths – await Libya in the wake of the seizure of Tripoli by anti-Gadhafi mercenaries backed by NATO special forces now that Gadhafi has retreated to his hometown of Sirte. The country will obviously be carved up – after the Libyan rebel “government” declared war on Algeria, the natural resources of the entire North Africa are at stake and a new colonial war over them is on the horizon…
Yuri GAVRILECHKO | 05.09.2011 |
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