Tag Archive: Greece

Turkey’s Labyrinthine Relationship with the West: Seeking a Way Forward

Marc Pierini, former EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Turkey (2006-2011), inaugurates the first publication of ELIAMEP’s new Programme on Turkey. In the past few years and especially the past few weeks, Turkey’s relationship with the West, in particular with Europe, has become increasingly protracted. Turkey’s misguided economic policies and drastic political choices toward […]

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Bulgaria sets tough conditions on North Macedonia’s EU accession path

Abstract :  The hardening of Sofia’s position vis-à-vis North Macedonia and the attempt to condition Skopje’s accession process upon the previous satisfaction of a number of key Bulgarian preconditions undoubtedly constitutes a critical moment in bilateral, Bulgarian-North Macedonian relations. No Bulgarian government in the future may easily ignore or abandon these strict conditions. Sofia has […]

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IRMA Background report: Greece

IRMA Background report: Greece Author: Anna Triandafyllidou ELIAMEP and EUI With the cooperation of the IRMA Project Research Team, notably Angeliki Dimitriadi, Michaela Maroufof, Panos Hatziprokopiou, Eda Gemi, Marina Nikolova and Kleopatra Yousef.

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New Book: Instilling Religion in Greek and Turkish Nationalism: A ‘Sacred Synthesis’

This book authored by Ioannis N. Grigoriadis is the first comparative study to examine the role of religion in the formation of Greek and Turkish nationalisms.The book argues that the shift to an increasingly religious paradigm in both countries can be explained in terms of the exigencies of consolidation and the need to appeal to grassroots elements and account […]

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Globalization and Regionalism: A double challenge for Greece

The book presents the minutes of the Conference on “Globalization and Regionalism: A Double Challenge for Greece” organised by the Hellenic Observatory of the European Institute at the London School of Economics in cooperation with ELIAMEP in March 2001. The aim of the conference was that it would contribute to a better understanding of globalisation […]

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