... diplomacy for International Law. The UNCLOS, however, is part of
International Customary Law
, ratified by 167 states and by the European Union (EU), which Turkey hopes to join. Thus, the undisputed applicability of Article 121 has led to the massive condemnation ... ... agreements”:
The maritime deal would give Turkey access to an economic zone across the Mediterranean, over the objections of Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt, which lie between Tukey and Libya geographically.
Yulia Timofeeva:
Drilling at Gunpoint: EU Sanctions ...
... times of crisis, Europe’s bureaucratic machinery is painfully slow.
These three examples are only the latest to prove that the European Union does not stand as united as it likes to believe. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said, "
We didn't need ... ... economies in the EU.
The Greek government debt crisis demonstrated that the reversal of the previous example could be true. Greece, with
seemingly criminal energy
, forged its financial data to gain entry to the EU and its unlimited coffers. Only the ...
Analyzing one by one the important aspects of Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Greece that will shape the future of Greek-Russian relations, we should take into account – a minimum of – two restrictions. Firstly, there is a restriction that covers every theme related to International Politics: it’s called realism,...
... New York Times took place in the Greek capital on February 2–3.
The Forum dealt with issues related to global and European energy, the geopolitics of transporting energy resources, the dynamics of oil and gas prices, the energy strategy of the European Union and Greece, climate change and the development of alternative energy sources.
Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey Kortunov spoke at the Forum on the status and prospects of energy cooperation between Russia and the European ...
... Yugoslavia without Slovenia) faced 43,360 such cases, exceeding the 2013 figure by 2.2 times, and the 2012 one by 6.8 times.
According to the
latest UNHCR data
, more than 980 thousand refugees fled to Europe in 2015. Of these, 825 thousand arrived in Greece, 151 thousand in Italy, and 3.5 thousand in Spain. 84 percent of them arrived from 10 countries affected by various conflicts.
Although following the migration peak in September and October the number of arriving migrants has been gradually declining,...
... even more comfortable with Putin’s ideology of traditionalist nationalism, social conservatism and religious affiliation, which stands in contrast to SYRIZA’s deeply rooted atheism.
Many Greeks who opposed early on the rescue package for Greece containing harsh austerity measures and imposed by the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, asked the Greek government in 2010 to consider a loan from Russia instead. But when Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou visited Moscow, Vladimir Putin advised him to go ...
... Werner Faymann told the Austrian national daily Der Standard.
Austria is Germany’s closest and most reliable ally in the European Union. The Austrian economy is closely connected to Germany and is based on the same model. Like the other donor countries,... ... French parliament to approve a new bailout package for Athens: “We have reached a crucial moment. First and foremost for Greece and the Greek people, but also for ourselves and European integration. [...] Keeping Greece in the euro[zone] and therefore ...
... sixth-month-long negotiation process came to a weird end on July 12, 2015. Why should we call this process “weird”? First because of the text that is to be signed by the European parliaments. This piece of paper is not the end of the story between Greece and its creditors. On the contrary, it is a new start for both Greece and Germany as well as Europe more generally. The second reason is due to the process of negotiations itself. However, since the E.U. is a “family”, the use of threats ...
... deal to collapse before the bailout even starts, not least of which are the points of confirmation by Greece today and European national parliaments in the next week.
Implications of this deal abound, but they are largely negative. Aside from keeping Greece in the Eurozone for now, this agreement provides security to neither Athens or to Brussels. Regardless of the success or failure of the current bailout agreement, the European Union’s integration project will become more dysfunctional while there are few levers to effect change. The result is a lopsided monetary union with no economic parity among members and a strict political hierarchy—inevitably Greece ...
... stance. It does not have any economic basis," he said, answering a question during an interview with RIA Novosti of why Brussels is not seeking to enhance cooperation with Russia on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project through the Black Sea and Greece that bypasses Ukraine.
The European Union will not be able to continue providing Kiev with financial support if Ukraine announces default due to the EU's legislation, Vladimir Chizhov said.
"Yes, if a default is announced, they cannot continue financial support according to ...
