Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Iranian Plateau" produced 37 items.
| 1. Whose side are you on? | February 2, 2012 |
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India's refusal to condemn the Syrian regime is the latest example of how it differs from the EU on major international questions. |
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| 2. Member states divided over timing of Iranian oil embargo | January 21, 2012 |
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Concern that oil ban would hit energy supply. The European Union's member states remain divided over how quickly a planned oil embargo against Iran should take effect, just... |
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| 3. Italy would back 'gradual' ban on Iranian oil | January 6, 2012 |
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EU later this month expected to agree on a ban on imports of Iranian oil. Mario Monti, Italy's prime minister, has said that Italy will only agree to an embargo on imports of... |
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| 4. A good return on the EU's diplomatic investment? | January 24, 2011 |
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Why it is a strategic mistake for the EU to leave human rights out of energy talks with Turkmenistan and other potential suppliers. The visit paid by the European... | |
| 5. Time to plan for years of support | September 9, 2010 |
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A leading MEP sets out what the EU can do for Pakistan. In the aftermath of the flooding that hit Pakistan, one really must try and see things from the perspective of the... |
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| 6. Engagement or entanglement? | July 8, 2010 |
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EU banks are likely to loosen their conditions in order to support the Nabucco project, writes. In the process, they will enrich and empower the leader of Turkmenistan. In... | |
| 7. A new direction in Afghanistan? | April 8, 2010 |
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Our efforts in Afghanistan are too focused on military security. We read with interest your profile of Vygaudas Ušackas, the EU's new special representative to Afghanistan... |
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| 8. The democracy paradox | September 16, 2009 |
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The West cannot switch from ‘activism' regarding others' flawed democracies to abstention the next. Elections stolen in Iran, disputed in Afghanistan, and caricatured in... | |
| 9. Can Afghans still count on the EU? | September 3, 2009 |
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The EU should commit itself to a ‘civilian surge', but with Afghan rather than European civilians. When EU foreign ministers meet in Stockholm this week, they are likely... | |
| 10. Reaching out to Turkmenistan - the wrong way | July 30, 2009 |
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The EU has just sent a clear message to Turkmenistan: human rights do not feature in our relationship. EU foreign ministers on Monday (27 July) waved through an interim... | |
| 11. Afghanistan's election could prove a turning point | July 16, 2009 |
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There are reasons for greater confidence about Afghanistan's prospects. Its elections are a chance to strengthen those hopes. Afghanistan is now in a more complex situation... | |
| 12. EU will not take action against Iran | June 25, 2009 |
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EU to continue engaging with Iran's regime, while analyst says pressing on election result is ‘counterprodcutive'. The European Union will continue to press Iran on the... |
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| 13. EU's Pakistan policy must come off autopilot | June 15, 2009 |
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With Pakistan at a crossroads and facing a profound crisis, the EU cannot leave its policy unchanged. When EU leaders hold their first ever summit with Pakistan on 17 June,... | |
| 14. MEPs block trade deal with Turkmenistan | March 26, 2009 |
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Parliament postpones vote indefinitely; seeks promises on human rights
Members of the European Parliament have refused to approve
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| 15. Parliament to vote for renewed trade links with Turkmenistan | March 19, 2009 |
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Centre-right EPP-ED group in favour of approving deal; concerns remain over human rights record. The European Parliament is to vote on a trade agreement with Turkmenistan... |
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| 16. MEPs under pressure to approve Turkmenistan trade deal | October 30, 2008 |
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Critics say that there has been no progress in key areas. MEPs on the European Parliament's committee on international trade will next Wednesday (5 November) discuss... | |
| 17. The trouble with India | September 26, 2008 |
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It may be better for the EU to base a partnership with the world's largest democracy not on values, but on a joint effort to deal with the crisis in Afghanistan.
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| 18. Visible diplomacy in a volatile region | September 25, 2008 |
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India is increasingly visible in international diplomacy, but its foreign relations continue to be tied down by its rivalry with Pakistan. The disputed territory of Kashmir... | |
| 19. Europe must seize opportunity to tell the next president what to think | September 11, 2008 |
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The EU has a brief chance to shape US foreign policy towards Iran before the victor in the presidential elections takes up his mandate. In fewer than sixty days, the newly... |
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| 20. Why the EU must take on the roles of a paralysed UN | July 17, 2008 |
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The EU should do more to apply the rule of law across the world. | |
