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EVENTS

11/3/2008- "Armenia, What comes Next"? An experts workshop by Inside Europe on the current situation in Armenia. [Read a report for the seminar][Additional information]

1-3/2/2008. Launch of AGBU Europe in Brussels and Conference on EU and Armenians [Read more on AGBU site]

7/11/2007. Hearing in the European Parliament on relations between Turkey and Armenia [Read IE report in our section on Turkey]

PUBLICATIONS

Armenians Inside Europe - the brochure


What can Armenians do about the EU and its policies towards Armenian culture and language, towards Armenia and towards Turkey? This practical guide concludes a joint project by les Nouvelles d'Arménie (Paris) Orer (Prague) and Inside Europe with the support of the AGBU and of the European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture.

European Parliament study: The Closed Armenia-Turkey Border

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IE Archive

   
Armenia 8/11/07
EURO-PARLIAMENT HEARING ON TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER
 
TEPSA, Brussels. On 7 November in Brussels, on the occasion of a meeting of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Parliament Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, two authors of TEPSA’s study on “The case for opening the Turkish-Armenian border”, presented the results of their work to the Members of the European Parliament.

This was the first meeting of the two delegations, and was held in preparation for possible parliamentary initiatives in support of opening the border and normalising relations between the Republics of Armenia and Turkey. The meeting was convened and chaired by Delegation Chairpersons Marie-Anne Isler Beguin (EU-Armenia PCC) and Joost Lagendijk (EU-Turkey JPC).

After a presentation of the main findings of the study, Burcu Gultekin-Punsmann, Research Fellow at the Center for European Studies at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, and Nicolas Tavitian, Director of the Inside Europe resource centre, answered the questions of the Parliamentarians. The quality of their work was acknowledged by the Chairperson of the meeting Marie-Anne Isler-Beguin, who welcomed it as a contribution to raising awareness on this sensitive issue, as well as opening new perspectives for discussion.

The study, which was delivered as part of the framework contract between the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) and the European Parliament, was coordinated by Nathalie Tocci of TEPSA’s Italian member Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome.

To obtain a copy of the study, please contact Mathieu Briens at TEPSA (mathieu.briens@tepsa.be).

LATEST EU NEWS

21/4. European Parliament Committee proposes critical report on Turkey's progress towards EU accession. It clearly condemns Turkish policy towards Armenia, but stops short of mentioning the Armenian genocide. The full house will vote on 21/5/2008. [Euro-Parliament web site]

13/3/2008. Parliament adopts resolution on situation in Armenia: expresses concern, calls for investigation, restoration of freedom of the press, lifting of state of emergency. [Read the resolution]

12/3/2008. EU Presidency calls for lifting of state of emergency in Armenia. [Read the statement]

2/3/2008. EU Council Head Solana urges "restraint" and "talks" in Yerevan following serious clashes in the streets of the Armenian capital on March 1 and the government's imposition of a state of emergency. [EU business report] [more news]

22/2/2008. EU Commissioner shares OSCE approval of Armenian elections. The elections have been deemed "mostly fair" by international observers. [More on Google News] [Panarmenian article]



22/02/2008. Commissioner Olli Rehn welcomes the adoption of the new Turkish law on Foundations. The EU Commissioner for enlargement welcomes Turkey adoption of a law intended to grant equal property rights to foundations associated with minorities. Previous legal provisions were being used to expropriate churches and synagogues, schools and hospitals run by minorities. [More on Google News]

07/02/2008. EU troika visiting Armenia as well as Georgia and Azerbaijan. EU High Representative Javier Solana, External Relations Commissioner Benita ferrera-Waldner and EU Council President Dmitri Rupel toured the region to review the implementation of the Action Plans signed with these countries and formally open full EU diplomatic representations in Yerevan and Baku. [EC page and press release] [On Google News]



17/01/2008. EU Parliament adopts a resolution for a "more Effective EU Policy towards the South Caucasus". The text expresses the EP's support for the EU's engangement in the South Caucasus, emphasizes the region's significance, demands a greater emphasis on regional cooperation in the EU's Neighbourhood Policy and supports talk of free trade agreements with Georgia and Armenia. [Read the resolution and debate]

ARMENIAN NEWS

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8/11/07 Armenia
EURO-PARLIAMENT HEARING ON TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER
TEPSA, Brussels. On 7 November in Brussels, on the occasion of a meeting of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Parliament Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, two authors of TEPSA’s study on “The case for opening the Turkish-Armenian border”, pr... [more]
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