Sir,
Regarding ‘The Slovak-Hungarian dispute over Slovakia’s language law’:
In a recent study analysing the type of modifications expected in the Act on the State Language of the Slovak Republic by international organisations, Istvan Andras Türke, a doctor of the Sorbonne and director of the Europa Varietas Insititute, writes that “the future of European minority protection could [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Ambassador: ‘Turkey punished over Cyprus’‘:
In his interview with EurActiv Germany, Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Acet claimed that the freezing of a number of chapters in his country’s EU negotiations because of the Cyprus problem “is not fair”; that “elements which have nothing to do with the negotiations [i.e. the Cyprus problem] have been attached to [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Jeleva chaired firm set up by communist secret services, says MEP‘:
I read the above article with great interest, but have a number of comments regarding your sources.
Yes, sure: Mrs. Jeleva is even today one of the two managing directors of ETKO Schneiders Ltd, etc.
But Ivaylo Kalfin! Isn’t he the ex-Communist Youth activist (in its [...]

Sir.
Regarding ‘Barroso on collision course over Jeleva‘:
I just don’t get it.
The CV submitted by Ms. Jeleva to the European Parliament and to European Commission President José Manuel Barroso states that she was a “manager” at Global Consult in the periods 2001-2003 and 2006-2007.
The company’s income statement for 2008 (!) which can be found on the [...]

Sir,
In response to Dr. Orlin Vushkov’s letter ‘Young people: Do not go back to Bulgaria‘:
Young people, (Bulgarian or not), do come to Bulgaria and bring your wildest ideas and projects! Don’t forget to bring your stubbornness, your patience, your endless creativity and unwary flexibility, too!
Dr. Vushkov: please do not doom your own country and its [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Miliband: Turning Turkey away from EU ‘unconscionable’‘:
In response to UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s comments regarding Turkey’s integration into the EU, allow me to state below what U.S. Ambassador James Gerald once wrote:
“The Turks should not be accepted into the society of decent nations until they show sincere repentance for their crimes. Fraternising with [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Interview: Switzerland ‘totally disconnected’ from EU‘:
Instead of Washington or Beijing, the president of the Swiss Federal Assembly (parliament) has chosen Brussels for her 2009 official trip, accompanied by a representative of each of the main Swiss parties. Their visit is one more sign of the fundamental importance Swiss authorities attach to the EU.
The [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Turkey accession and Cyprus‘:
I would like to commend you on EurActiv. I receive its daily communications and consider it one of my main sources of information on daily developments in the EU and its ties to the rest of the world.
I am also writing because I think the entry on Cyprus, albeit concise and [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Slovenia lifts veto on Croatia’s EU talks‘:
In its protracted border dispute with Croatia, Slovenia has claimed the right of a direct territorial “contact with” or “exit to” the high seas. In fact, however, and regardless of the terminology used, such territorial connection of Slovenia with the high seas would either be a direct violation [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Leaders urged to unblock Turkey’s EU bid‘:
This is a long overdue need for us in the European Union to have Turkey as a member, as it would signal that the EU is more than a Club of European nations with vested interests to hold their aloofness apart from a deserving partner.
We need Turkey as [...]