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Update on Turkish elections

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Presidential Elections

The political impasse surrounding the presidential elections in Turkey continues. Following the Constitutional Court ruling, the AK Party unexpectedly stepped back, saying that it wants the newly formed government to elect the next president. However, upon the proposal of the opposition leader Baykal that the new president … Continue Reading…

EU Plans to Foster International Trade in Biofuels

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

At an international biofuels conference hosted in Brussels last week, the EU Commission announced that imports will be an important policy tool in order to reach the EU’s ambitious goal of a 10% biofuels share by 2020. This came at a point when serious … Continue Reading…

French Prime Minister Fillon announces priorities for next months

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

French Prime Minister François Fillon gave his “policy declaration” in front of the National Assembly yesterday afternoon. This is a classical exercise in the French system: at the beginning of their mandate, French Prime Ministers have to expose their plans to the national representation and explain the main policy directions.

Few … Continue Reading…