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European Union praises ‘near-perfect' election; Islamist party secures 40% of votes. European Union observers have described an election in Tunisia on Sunday (23 October)...

Osama bin Laden's death offers opportunity for ‘new era' in campaign against terror. The death of Osama bin Laden, especially when taken in combination with the ongoing...

The EU claims to be a union of values, but flouts them in its dealings with the rest of the world. The dramatic upheavals in the Arab world have thrown up many questions....

European Commission backs outcome of referendum. Turkish citizens have voted by a significant majority to approve constitutional reforms that weaken the influence of the...

Decision had been in the offing for months before the current monsoon floods. The European Commission has committed humanitarian assistance worth €30 million to...

Different takes on the situation in Cairo. On 11 May, Egypt extended the state of emergency that has been in force since President Anwar al-Sadat was assassinated by...

As its isolationist instincts decline, Turkey is trying to promote a policy of ‘zero problems' with its neighbours, while pushing for EU membership. Western observers...

We would be doing Afghanistan a disservice if we did not take the appointment of the EU special envoy seriously. Given the complexity of the Afghan crisis and the outcome of...

Istanbul is understandably, but mistakenly, relying on geostrategic arguments to make its case for EU membership. A string of high-ranking Turkish officials and politicians...

The EU must act now to limit the spillover from Afghanistan's and Pakistan's instability. If not, it will pay later. After eight years of discord in the struggle against...

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...

Learning from the mistakes of the past can help us make progress in today's conflicts. In her book “The uses and abuses of history” the historian Margaret Macmillan...

The EU and the US have changed the way they discuss the situation in Afghanistan and that offers some hope of a breakthrough in the region. Over the past few years,...

Now that the US is, at last, taking steps to deal with the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is time for the European Union to do the same. One of the most...

There are moderate Islamist groups that are increasingly open to Europe; Europe should explore the possibilities. If the war in Gaza pushed the Palestinian and Israeli...

Afghanistan to test transatlantic relations; Barack Obama wants new approach to security. The EU's willingness to contribute to establishing security in Afghanistan will be...

The EU must help Turkey discover its political destiny. The constitutional court case against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and...

Turkey's constitutional court decides not to ban the ruling party, but ‘warns' it against weakening the country's secular order. Turkey's constitutional court today...

Turkey's constitutional court is hearing the final evidence in a case that could result in the banning of the country's ruling party. Turkey's constitutional court...

A court should not force women to choose between religious belief and educational aspirations. On 5 June, Turkey's constitutional court revoked government measures that...