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New publication: Minority Rights Advocacy in the European Union: A Guide for NGOs in South-East Europe
04.11.2006
Minority Rights Advocacy in the European Union: A Guide for NGOs in South-East Europe Minority Rights Group International July 2006 This unique guide on Minority Rights Advocacy in the European Union aims to empower minority and human rights activists from SEE to advocate successfully for the inclusion of minority issues in their countrys EU a...
EU Fails National Minorities in Bulgaria and Greece
04.11.2006
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International Press Release - October 30, 2006 http://www.mhrmi.org/press/06/eu.html "Macedonians should be shot dead when walking the streets". Apparently the EU finds statements like this acceptable when they come from politicians from EU, or soon-to-be EU, countries. Bulgarian municipal councillor, Vesel...
Where is Europe Going?
25.01.2006
Witten-24.01.2005 Press Release of ABTTF Where is Europe Going? After the racist citizenship test that is being applied to evaluate the loyalty of Muslims, intenting to become German citizenship, to Germany in German Southern state Baden-Württemberg, in Netherlands it is being discussed to ban foreigners speak languages other than Dutc...
Is the great coaliation end of Turkey’s EU dreams?
18.11.2005
Press Release of ABTTF Is the great coaliation end of Turkey’s EU dreams? The 18th September election and the political ambivalance made the “Great Coalition” of two leading parties, CDU/CSU with SPD inevitable and party assemblies brought the stringent coalition bargainings that have been going on for more than one month to an end on Monday...
Riots in France offers much to learn from
11.11.2005
ABTTF Press Office, Witten – 08.11.2005 Presse Release Riots in France offers much to learn from Commentating on the riots that caused a lot of damage in the French suburbs, Halit Hatipoğlu, the President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks of Europe stated that there is no possibility that these incidents would recur in Germany howe...
Terrorist Attacks in London
08.07.2005
The Statement of the President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), Halit Habipoglu, concerning the Terrorist Attacks in London We have heard regrettably about the attack series which aimed the civilians travelling with the public transport means in London. We condemn severely the perpetrators who carried out the attacks ...
Seminar in London, Monday, April 25, 6:30 pm
22.04.2005
"In between human rights and minority rights regimes: What is next for the Muslim-Turkish Minority in Greece." Dr. Baþak CALI, University College London (Ethnic Minorities and Human Rights: the ECHR Practice) Chris Chapman, Minority Rights Group International (Situation of Minorities in the Light of International Practice and Law) ...
EU-Turkey Deal Hailed as a Bridge Builder
18.12.2004
By Sebastian Alison BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's historic deal with Turkey to open entry talks with the vast Muslim country was hailed by supporters as a bridge builder between Europe and the Islamic world. But Turkey faced some sobering assessments after champagne celebrations at a European Union summit in Brussels on Friday, including th...
EU makes historic offer to begin negotiations for Turkey's entry
18.12.2004
BY GREG HURST AND ANTHONY BROWNE The conditions, however, include recognition of Cyprus's independence THE European Union has offered to start membership negotiations with Turkey, opening the way for the EU’s borders to reach Iraq and Iran, and for a poor Muslim nation in Asia to become the largest member of the Union. EU presidents and ...
Turkish delight
18.12.2004
Talks on EU membership will be long, hard and necessary The deal is done. After two days of extremely tough negotiations, the European Union has agreed terms for the opening next October of accession talks that, in ten years’ time, could lead to Turkey’s return to a continent over which it held regional sway for 500 years. Turkey would rejoin Eu...
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