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8. EU membership is two-fold:
-the expressed desire of the applicant country and
the acceptance by the existing EU voting members.
EU candidate country in 1999 (1999 Earthquake in Arkara).
Turkey introduced substantial human rights and economic reforms:
death penalty abolished
tougher torture codes & penal code overhauled
women's rights introduced
Kurdish culture, language, education and broadcasting permitted
EU accession talks 2005; Turkey agreed to recognize Cyprus as EU member.
Accession negotiations are expected to take about 10 years.
First EU investment was for corruption and ethics reform. Turkey’s EU Accession Process
19.
15 Oct 2008 Turkey Announces Decision to combine Intelligence Efforts
Turkey lost 22 people in terror attacks in less than a week in 2008.
To fight against PKK terror, new division created to lead intelligence sharing between security forces
Expected to be chaired by civilian
Executives from the General Staff, gendarmerie, National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and the police department.
Single Coordinator of Intelligence Sharing Memo:
“Ministry of Interior, the police, the MIT, the military police, soldiers … [all] should give a list of all departments incorporated within them. The Prime Ministry should then coordinate reorganization. In summary, Turkey should stop being a country where everybody is being taped, monitored and executed or punished without prior judgment.”
Sources: http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=10126382
http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=10458249
23. EU’s High Accession Bar for Turkey \
Final Takeaway:
Ethics Reform is the critical underpinning of Turkey’s ability to take the necessary forward leaning actions for EU accession and for increased intelligence partnerships.
The EU stated on 11 Feb 2009: “Its political parties leaders must seriously seek dialogue and to agree, in a spirit of compromise, on a reform agenda for the modernisation of Turkey towards a stable, democratic, secular, pluralist and prosperous society, guided by respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and based on the rule of law.”
24. Turkey’s Lady Justice in Arm Wrestle Compare Coalition Forces and Al Qaeda using the DIME-FIL methods. Show which apply to each.Compare Coalition Forces and Al Qaeda using the DIME-FIL methods. Show which apply to each.
27. Three different European bodies with the word 'council’:
The European Council This is the meeting of Heads of State and Government (i.e. presidents and/or prime ministers) of all the EU countries, plus the President of the European Commission. The European Council meets, in principle, four times a year to agree overall EU policy and to review progress. It is the highest-level policy-making body in the European Union, which is why its meetings are often called “summits”.
The Council of the European Union Formerly known as the Council of Ministers, this institution consists of government ministers from all the EU countries. The Council meets regularly to take detailed decisions and to pass EU laws.
The Council of Europe This is not an EU institution. It is an intergovernmental organization based in Strasbourg, which aims (amongst other things) to protect human rights, to promote Europe's cultural diversity and to combat social problems such as xenophobia and intolerance. The Council of Europe was set up in 1949 and drew up the European Convention on Human Rights. To enable citizens to exercise their rights under that Convention it set up the European Court of Human Rights.
Between Oct 3 (start of campaign) and December 17 (fall of Taliban) The USAF and USN have dropped a total of roughly 8,500 tons of munitions, or a total of 12,000 weapons
Roughly 57% of the weapons dropped were smart weapons. Percentage of Total Munitions that are Precision-Guided (Gulf War) 7-8% (Serbia/Kosovo) 35% 56% (Afghanistan)
Between Oct 3 (start of campaign) and December 17 (fall of Taliban) The USAF and USN have dropped a total of roughly 8,500 tons of munitions, or a total of 12,000 weapons
Roughly 57% of the weapons dropped were smart weapons. Percentage of Total Munitions that are Precision-Guided (Gulf War) 7-8% (Serbia/Kosovo) 35% 56% (Afghanistan)
28. EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS
European Parliament
Council of the European Union - Presidency
European Commission
Court of Justice of the European Communities
European Court of Auditors
European Ombudsman
European Data Protection Supervisor
Financial bodies
European Central Bank
European Investment Bank - European Investment Fund
Advisory bodies
European Economic and Social Committee
Committee of the Regions
Between Oct 3 (start of campaign) and December 17 (fall of Taliban) The USAF and USN have dropped a total of roughly 8,500 tons of munitions, or a total of 12,000 weapons
Roughly 57% of the weapons dropped were smart weapons. Percentage of Total Munitions that are Precision-Guided (Gulf War) 7-8% (Serbia/Kosovo) 35% 56% (Afghanistan)
Between Oct 3 (start of campaign) and December 17 (fall of Taliban) The USAF and USN have dropped a total of roughly 8,500 tons of munitions, or a total of 12,000 weapons
Roughly 57% of the weapons dropped were smart weapons. Percentage of Total Munitions that are Precision-Guided (Gulf War) 7-8% (Serbia/Kosovo) 35% 56% (Afghanistan)