... – more central places in the emerging system of international relations of the XXI century. And they are not likely to agree to an inferior status that Brussels might want to offer them.
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Ivan Timofeev:
Cooperative Greater Europe at Risk: What Do
We Lose and What Could Be Done?
However, neither Russia, nor Turkey can turn away from Europe without an extremely high toll to pay for that move. Cooperation with the European Union is not necessarily a matter of national survival for our two nations. But without Europe neither the Russian, nor the Turkish modernization ...
... the region, has trust-building as a central theme in its deliberations, and sets out a rationale and vision for a cooperative Greater Europe and a range of practical steps necessary to move the international relations of the continent in that direction.... ... Sanberk
, Director of the International Strategic Research Organisation, former Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Ana Palacio
, former Foreign Minister (Spain);
Paul Quilès
, former Defence Minister (France);
...
... important preconditions for creating this Greater Europe. In other words, each pole must be clearly cognizant of the
benefits it stands to gain
from participation in Greater Europe.
Therefore, the questions arise that are far from rhetorical. Does Turkey really need Greater Europe? What is more beneficial for the country – taking an active part in building Greater Europe or confining its European agenda to its prospects for EU membership and concentrating solely on these efforts?
Turkey: Great Successes and ...
... urgent need to discuss how existing institutions can work together to strengthen and maximize, in the short to medium term, the economic relationship between the EU, the EU Eastern Partnership countries, the members of the emerging Eurasian Union, and Turkey.
4. Alternatives to Greater Europe and their Costs
Source:
fidelisim.com
European Leaders Call for a
New Approach to Security
While we acknowledge that the building of a cooperative Greater Europe in the way we have described will be difficult, the likely alternatives ...
