March 31, 2006
RadioFreeEurope: Turkey: 'Unique' Army Complicates EU Membership Bid
A Turkish riot police uses a catapult against the demonstrators during clashes in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, March 30, 2006. The violence erupted on Tuesday after funeral ceremonies for 14 guerrillas of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), killed by security forces in a military operation last weekend. REUTERS/Anatolian News Agency
Children among dead in Turkey clashes, EU worried
"The continued influence enjoyed by the army in Turkish society and politics will soon become an issue that could hamper the country's movement toward EU membership. This is the main implication of a report discussed at an academic seminar in Brussels today" says Radio Free Europe....
Sarkozy calls for definition of 'borders of Europe'
Nicolas Sarkozy, a presidential hopeful in next year's French elections, has suggested the EU should become clear about where its borders lie and what other types of partnerships it can offer to countries aspiring to join the club.
Euro-Med Assembly condemns Danish cartoons
Microsoft vs. EU:
* US enters Brussels-Microsoft dispute
* NYT: U.S. Asks European Union to Be Fair in Microsoft Case
* EU Politics Today Offers Extended News Coverage of Microsoft's Dispute with European Union over Antitrust Fines
Armenia hopes EU will pressure Turkey to open its border
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian expressed Yerevan's hope that Turkey will be pressured by the European Union to open its border with Armenia during the EU membership process.Oskanian also stated that Yerevan supports the establishment of diplomatic relations with Ankara....
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