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Point of View | | Szymon Ananicz

The Sultans of Swing Turkeys stance on integration with the European Union

Despite a growing assertiveness in Ankara’s relations with Brussels, Turkey will continue to seek closer integration with the EU in the coming years.
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

A new impetus in relations between Ankara and Brussels

On 22 October the Council of the European Union decided to open a negotiating chapter on regional policy in its accession negotiations with Ankara. A week earlier the European Commission published a report which detailed the reforms which…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz, Andrzej Wilk

Friction between Turkey and NATO

On 26 September, Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries resolved a tender for the delivery of long-range air defence systems. The winner was China’s CPMIEC. If Turkey ultimately decides to buy the Chinese system, this will be a…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

Armenia turns away from the EU

After a meeting in Novo-Ogariovo near Moscow on 3 September, the presidents of Russia and Armenia, Vladimir Putin and Serzh Sargsyan, adopted a statement declaring that Armenia has decided to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

The coup in Egypt strikes a blow for Turkeys position in the Middle East

Turkey has firmly condemned the military coup in Egypt. It strikes a blow for Ankara's position in the Middle East. By condemning the coup, Turkey is trying to restore its image of a promoter of democracy.
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

EU-Turkey A new negotiation chapter will open conditionally

On the 25 June the Council of the EU decided to formally open the “regional policies” chapter in negotiations on Turkey joining the EU. The council abstained from issuing final agreement for talks to begin with Ankara until the European…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

Israel apologises to Turkey

During a telephone call on 22 March, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, apologised to Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, for the raid carried out by Israeli commandos on a ship carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz

The US Secretary of States visit to Turkey is overshadowed by scandal

John Kerry visited Turkey on 1 March on his first foreign trip as the US Secretary of State. The key issues discussed were: the Syrian crisis, and co-operation in combating terrorism. The visit was overshadowed by an earlier statement from…
Analyses | | Szymon Ananicz, Kamil Frymark

Angela Merkels visit to Turkey

On 24–25 February Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Turkey, where she expressed her support for the continuation of Ankara's accession negotiations with the EU, after France unblocked the negotiating chapter on regional policy. At…