Cyprus

Megan Greene Conference Call on Cyprus and the Eurozone

Jason Harmala — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:31:19 -0500

On April 17, 2013, the Atlantic Council hosted a member’s conference call with Megan Greene—chief economist of Maverick Intelligence and a senior fellow in the Council’s Global Business and Economics Program—about the ongoing eurozone crisis, the latest developments in Cyprus, and the impact that the subsequent bailout will have on the Eurozone.

Cyprus plans to join NATO's Partnership for Peace program

Jorge Benitez — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:07:55 -0500

From AFP: Cyprus said on Monday it aims to join NATO's Partnership for Peace rather than remain the only EU country which does not have a cooperation programme with the Western military alliance.

Cyprus Still Has Options, But Damage Already Done

Megan Greene — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:48:28 -0500

Everyone knew that Cyprus would be a tough nut to crack, but few expected this tiny island to be the one country to stand up to the so-called troika of international lenders (the EBC, IMF, and European Commission) and reject a bailout offer.

Who Will Pay for Cyprus?

Julian Lindley-French — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:00:29 -0500

In 1984 George Orwell wrote, “Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind, simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” I was reminded of doublethink (to that add double-speak) watching Europe’s politicians and Eurocrats dance on the head of a political pin to distance themselves from the so-called ‘one-off&rsqu

German Foreign Ministry: NATO reforms moving at 'snail's pace'

Jorge Benitez — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:36:37 -0600

From Matthias Gebauer, Ralf Neukirch, Gordon Repinski and Christoph Schult, Spiegel: With unprecedented bluntness, a confidential analysis by the German Foreign Ministry reveals how few of the programs that were announced at the NATO summit in Chicago last year have been implemented.

France ready to unblock EU-Turkey talks

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:41:45 -0600

From Valentina Pop, EUobserver: France wants to "give a new impetus" to Turkey's EU membership talks, allowing negotiations to resume this week after a break of almost three years.

Austria bucks trend, votes to keep military conscription

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:51:48 -0600

From Deutsche Welle: In a national referendum, Austrians have voted to keep military conscription, bucking the trend towards professional armies in the rest of Western Europe.

Erdogan: EU will lose Turkey if it hasn't joined by 2023

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:35:10 -0500

From Orhan Coskun, Reuters: The European Union will lose Turkey if it doesn't grant it membership by 2023, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.