<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>TurkishWeekly.net Europe News (20) </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net</link><description>News, Comments and Articles from Turkey and the Region</description><language>en</language><copyright>© 2006 USAK.org.tr / ISRO.org.uk</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:40:59 +0200</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:40:59 +0200</lastBuildDate><category>Newspapers</category><item><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:40:59 +0200</pubDate><title>Analysis: Bluster, Bathos Permeate Georgia's War Of Words Against Russia, Abkhazia </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55366</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Analysis: Bluster, Bathos Permeate Georgia's War Of Words Against Russia, Abkhazia </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 16 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since early May, Georgian officials have turned up to full blast the rhetorical heat of their arguments that the international community should unequivocally condemn recent Russian moves perceived in  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55366 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:40:12 +0200</pubDate><title>EU: Lithuania's Motives In Blocking Russia Pact Difficult To Gauge </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55365</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">EU: Lithuania's Motives In Blocking Russia Pact Difficult To Gauge </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 16 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BRUSSELS -- Lithuania, citing a wide array of transgressions by Russia, has said it will continue blocking -- at least for another few weeks -- a European Union deal to start strategic partnership tal ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55365 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:39:34 +0200</pubDate><title>Analysis: Kremlin's Most Secretive Figure Moves To Cabinet </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55364</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Analysis: Kremlin's Most Secretive Figure Moves To Cabinet </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 16 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were few surprises when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin presented his cabinet picks to President Dmitry Medvedev this week. The official ideology of "continuity" seemed intact as Putin lar ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55364 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 08:42:11 +0200</pubDate><title>US Imposes Sanctions on Subsidiaries of Belarusian State-Run Oil Firm </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55343</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">US Imposes Sanctions on Subsidiaries of Belarusian State-Run Oil Firm </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 16 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The U.S. Treasury Department has barred Americans from doing business with three subsidiaries of the Belarusian state-run oil company Belneftekhim as part of sanctions against Belarus.

Thursday's a ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55343 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 08:30:49 +0200</pubDate><title>Russia: Labor Code as an Instrument of Social Revolution</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55339</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Russia: Labor Code as an Instrument of Social Revolution</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 16 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently Russian mass media have focused on labor movement. For the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union the Russian journalists are writing about strikes and workers' protests on May 1,  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55339 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 16:09:52 +0200</pubDate><title>Analyst: 'CIS must become number one priority in Russian policy'</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55336</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Analyst: 'CIS must become number one priority in Russian policy'</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Thursday , 15 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Establishment of the Federal Agency for CIS Affairs is a ripe and necessary thing. It is astonishing that the Russian government was so slow in doing so,' a political analyst, member of the Union of  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55336 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:56:50 +0200</pubDate><title>US House Panel Confirms Cuts to European Missile Program </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55334</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">US House Panel Confirms Cuts to European Missile Program </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Thursday , 15 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A House of Representatives committee has voted down attempts by Republicans to restore more than $200 million for a planned U.S. missile defense system in Europe. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, a final d ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55334 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:42:28 +0200</pubDate><title>Ukraine: Yushchenko versus Tymoshenko</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55331</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Ukraine: Yushchenko versus Tymoshenko</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Thursday , 15 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my opinion, it is wrong to believe that the Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko is interested in her Cabinet's dismissal since it would keep her approval rating high. It is still less possib ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55331 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:37:38 +0200</pubDate><title>France, once again forces EU to delete 'accession'</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55329</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">France, once again forces EU to delete 'accession'</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Thursday , 15 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">France, slated to take the helm of the European Union in less than two months, has once again managed to erase the word "accession" from EU documents; diplomats have told Today's Zaman that the French ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55329 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:56:57 +0200</pubDate><title>Croat Leader 'Wanted Bosnian Independence'</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55312</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Croat Leader 'Wanted Bosnian Independence'</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Former Bosnian Croat leader accused of ethnic cleansing claims he supported an independent, integral Bosnia.

By Goran Jungvirth in The Hague (TU No 550, 9-May-08)

The ex-prime minister of the wa ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55312 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:56:22 +0200</pubDate><title>EU-Serbia Agreement Sparks Controversy</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55311</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">EU-Serbia Agreement Sparks Controversy</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Serbia left deeply divided by the agreement with the European Union, while international observers say the deal should not have been offered before the election.

By Simon Jennings in The Hague (TU  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55311 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:53:12 +0200</pubDate><title>Pro-West Party Wins in Serbia Polls, Coalition Talks Start</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55309</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Pro-West Party Wins in Serbia Polls, Coalition Talks Start</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pro-Western forces in Serbia overcame nationalist rivals, with President Boris Tadic's pro-EU alliance gathering 38.8 percent in Sunday's elections, dominated by the issue of Serbian ties with the Eur ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55309 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:51:16 +0200</pubDate><title>Bulgaria Prime Minister Opens Round Table Dedicated to Bulgarians Abroad</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55306</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Bulgaria Prime Minister Opens Round Table Dedicated to Bulgarians Abroad</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A national round table focused on the "New State Policy Regarding Bulgarians Around the World" is opening this afternoon.

The round table will be held in Hall 10 of the National Palace of Culture i ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55306 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:55:57 +0200</pubDate><title>Russian PM Putin Names New Cabinet </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55298</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Russian PM Putin Names New Cabinet </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has approved Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's new Cabinet, which brings in some top allies from Mr. Putin's presidency and leaves other prominent ministries unchanged. ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55298 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 13:55:34 +0200</pubDate><title>Europe by Degrees (by Giuliano Amato)</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55287</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Europe by Degrees (by Giuliano Amato)</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Monday , 12 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A year ago, few people would have bet that the European Union, still reeling from the trauma of the Constitutional Treaty's rejection in 2005, would be poised to ratify the new Reform Treaty, adopted  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55287 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:47 +0200</pubDate><title>A Kaliningrad company plans to construct about 170,000 sq m of housing in Kaliningrad and its region by 2010</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55278</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">A Kaliningrad company plans to construct about 170,000 sq m of housing in Kaliningrad and its region by 2010</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Monday , 12 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VestRusDom Co. belonging to the Vester Group plans to construct about 170,000 sq m of housing in Kaliningrad and Kaliningrad Region, DAILYSTROY is told at the press-office of the company.

VestRusDo ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55278 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:44:20 +0200</pubDate><title>Tadic Declares Victory in Serbia </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55271</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Tadic Declares Victory in Serbia </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Monday , 12 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Serbia's pro-European President Boris Tadic is declaring victory in the nation's crucial parliamentary election, but nationalists say he may not be able to form a government.

Mr. Tadic claimed a  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55271 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 07:22:33 +0200</pubDate><title>Drug Smuggling As Main Source of PKK Terrorism </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55256</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Drug Smuggling As Main Source of PKK Terrorism </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Monday , 12 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By Sedat Laciner

Some claims that Turkey is one of the transit countries of the drug trafficking, not a consumer; so the fight against narcotic should not be involved with in the priority struggels ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55256 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 02:39:46 +0200</pubDate><title>US Country Reports on Terrorism - Denmark</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55251</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">US Country Reports on Terrorism - Denmark</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Monday , 12 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Released by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 2008 - Official Text

- "Roj-TV, a KGK/PKK affiliated media outlet, continued to operate in Denmark."

*** Denmark

"Denmark com ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55251 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 02:37:04 +0200</pubDate><title>US Country Reports on Terrorism - Belgium</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55250</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">US Country Reports on Terrorism - Belgium</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Monday , 12 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Released by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 2008 - Official Full Text

- "The KGK/PKK continued to exploit Belgium to raise illicit financing for violence in Turkey and its cam ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55250 </guid></item></channel></rss>