EU committee calls for suspending Turkish accession talks over rights violations - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

Feb 20, 2019

European Union Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a plenary session of the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - RC1E5D8D6500 — EU Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a plenary session of the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 30, 2019. — REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech.

European Parliament rebuffs Turkey's NATO-EU trade-off

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In Izmir, reporting on culture

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Turkey greenlights Sweden's NATO membership ahead of critical summit

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) MPs Ali Seker (CR), Ozgulr Ozel (C) and Sezgin Tanrikulu (CL) speak to the press.

Turkish court jails philanthropist Osman Kavala for life in widely condemned trial

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