Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has joined a chorus of international criticism of Switzerland’s ban on minarets, saying it refelects an increasingly racist and fascist stance in Europe. The Swiss foreign minister said the vote may pose a threat to the country’s security. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Switzerland’s vote to ban the construction of minarets... 

Swedish government wants to betray the European people’s homeland. It is quite shocking. Why would a Nordic country want Islamic terrorist freaks to join our beloved white people’s European Union?! Carl Bildt, the Swedish Foreign Minister, has visited two of Bulgaria’s neighbors in last-ditch efforts to unblock Turkey’s EU accession talks and lift obstacles to opening negotiations... 

The newspapers and the bookies say that Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy is one of the top candidates for the job as the first “EU President.” A glance at his recent career reveals that he is indeed the “perfect” candidate for the job. As Speaker in the Belgian federal Parliament, he changed the locks to the plenary session room overnight in order to prevent a gathering of parliamentarians... 

The Turkish community is not satisfied by Germany even though Germany allowed millions of Turks in. Once in Germany they are even allowed to build mosques, learn Islam in schools. What more can be done? Perhaps Turks want Germans to sing and dance for them so they can feel accepted in Germany. The vast majority of Turkish immigrants in Germany think their adopted country should do more to accommodate... 

An Israeli Foreign Ministry official rebuked Turkey’s acting ambassador Thursday over a TV series Israel says depicts Israeli soldiers murdering children. Naor Gilon, deputy director for the Western Europe desk, said he told Turkish envoy Ceylan Ozen the series was “incitement” and could spark attacks against Jews visiting Turkey. Gilon met Ozen at ministry headquarters in Jerusalem... 

In 1998, Fethullah Gülen left Turkey for the United States, reportedly to receive medical treatment for diabetes. Since his voluntary exile, Gülen has resided on a large, rural estate in eastern Pennsylvania, together with about 100 followers, who guard him and tend to his needs. It is from his U.S. base that Gülen has built his fame and his transnational empire. As Turkey’s ruling Justice... 

Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Free Democrats (FDP) are both hostile to the accession of the overwhelmingly Muslim country of 71 million. The CDU is against the Turks joining for cultural reasons while the FDP leader, and probable new foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle has said the country’s economy is too far below European standards to integrate comfortably with other... 

On Wednesday Sweden took over the helmet for the European Union term presidency. Sweden will face a quite difficult term. Even preparations for the decision about Turkey to be taken at the end of the year are enough to be handled in a six-month term presidency. Sweden is a country that has already grasped the importance of Turkey’s integration with the EU and uttering it by any chance. No matter... 

Failed EU immigrants are held in Turkish camps Thousands of illegal migrants searching for a new life in the European Union are being deported from Greece to Turkey. But many of these migrants aren’t Turkish, so they’re ending up in the limbo of refugee camps. Each day, police vans deliver batches of illegal migrants to the Gaziosmanpasha detention center, an hour’s drive north... 

Turks showing they gratitude for Obama, with black painted face, as he promote the idea of an Islamic Turkey joining the EU. Translation below: “Welcome Mr Obama. You made us happy with your speech in in Ankara with your open attitude and and good will. However, we have some anxiety. Until now USA has always demanded and gotten what it wants [from Turkey] but now we have a request. “There... 

How well is Europe coping with the integration of its foreign residents? A two-day EU conference in Berlin will discuss methods to monitor migratory trends within Europe. For decades the nations of the expanded European Union, now comprising 27 countries, have wrangled over the integration of the EU’s 30 million foreign residents. The question: how to deal with those who try to enter what human rights... 

SPD Frank Walter Steinmeier does not seem to understand that most Germans are not in favor of Turkey joining the EU. It is highly recommended for Germans to not cast any votes for this man in the September Federal Election ! “I have no idea as to what privileged membership is” Steinmeier also touched upon Turkey’s efforts to become a full member of the EU, expressing his strong... 

German intelligence agencies believe al-Qaida is planning attacks on Germans before the September 27 election in revenge for Berlin’s military mission in Afghanistan, SPIEGEL has learned. Firms in North Africa face particular risks, but an attack in Germany is also seen as possible. German intelligence agencies believe al-Qaida is planning attacks on Germans abroad and possibly in Germany ahead... 

Many Turkish Germans feel repelled by the CDU’s anti-immigrant stance. Turkish-Germans avoid the conservative Christian Democrats. That, at least, is the traditional wisdom and, given the CDU’s opposition to Turkish EU membership, hardly surprising. But reforms introduced by Chancellor Schröder’s Social Democrats are none too popular either. For many in Germany’s largest... 

One dreads to think how much more of European wealth will be transferred once Turkey joins the EU. Flanders Pays Through the Nose for the EU The wealthier countries of the EU pay to support the poorer countries. It’s well-known that the more mature and healthier economies of northern and western Europe are being tapped to support their poorer neighbors. The following press release from Vlaams Belang...