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Collapse of Cyprus talks, "Justice March" raise risk of offshore drilling standoff
The collapse on 7 July of the latest UN-sponsored talks to resolve the Cyprus issue has increased the risk of a naval confrontation between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus when Total of France and Eni of Italy begin exploratory drilling in Block 11 of the Cypriot exclusive economic zone (EEZ) this week.
Contributor: Wolfango Piccoli
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407)
No country for reluctant peacemakers
It seems that reports of a solution to the Cyprus issue were greatly exaggerated. Again. This is far from a surprise. All negotiations concerning this age-old dispute follow the same pattern. There is optimism in the beginning, frustration as time passes by and sheer disappointment at the end.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407)
Conference on Cyprus: foot-dragging towards a dead end
The latest negotiations of the Cyprus issue take place in Crans-Montana where the two communities, together with the three Guarantor Powers, are meeting under the auspices of the UN. What can we expect?
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407)
May is the cruelest month
Today was day one of the Brexit negotiations. David Davis and Michel Barnier will be leading what is expected to be one of the most tantalising negotiations in the history of European integration.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407)
Eurogroup doesn't end in tie for Tsipras
Did Greece get what it wanted out of Thursday’s meeting of eurozone finance ministers? This is the wrong question to ask. In the case of Eurogroup meetings, the first question that needs to be posed is whether German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble got what he wanted. Invariably, the answer is “yes.” Everything else flows from there.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (289), Economy (341), Greece (519)