EU funding for Turkey fails to cut corruption or bolster judiciary
Billions of euros of EU spending on Turkey has largely failed to cut corruption, strengthen the judiciary and create greater political freedom, according to an…
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Upcoming summit unlikely to restart Turkey’s EU progress
Turkey and the EU will try again to revive their dormant relationship later this month in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Varna. Prospects for a…
Turkey’s Erdogan says country should make adultery illegal and listening to EU on matter was a ‘mistake’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the country to consider making adultery illegal, and said that shelving an attempt to outlaw cheating back in 2004…
EU-Azerbaijan Relations Set for Bright Future
There has been an increase in the volume of dialogue between the EU and Azerbaijan of late, notably the visits of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev’s…
Dubai chambers host Eurasian, African agri-food companies
Hosted on the sidelines of Gulfood 2018, the events were held within two days, and attended by delegates from the UAE, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine…
Azerbaijan-EU relations discussed in Baku
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received a delegation led by EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Toivo Klaar, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said in…
How Europe Lost Turkey
A clumsy European Union has repeatedly gotten its policy toward Turkey wrong, often inadvertently helping President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at key points during his rise….
EIA ups forecasts for Azerbaijan’s petroleum output
By Trend Azerbaijan is expected to produce 0.79 million barrels of petroleum and other liquids per day in 2018, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)…
Iraqi Kurds maneuver to get closer to Iran
Iraqi Kurds have given reassurances to Tehran that they will not allow Kurdish opposition groups to launch cross-border attacks from Iraqi Kurdistan, a major development…
Turkey ‘ready’ to reform terror laws for EU visa deal
Turkey’s crackdown on suspected Gulenists is winding down, leaving open the space for Ankara to reform its anti-terror laws as demanded by the EU, according…