Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Newsletter Nr. 09/2014 LATEST NEWS Europe: freedom of the press at stake Daniela MogaveroTomorrow is the World Press Freedom Day. According to Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, worrying patterns are eroding press freedom also in Europe European Elections in Cyprus: United by Disinterest Francesco GrisoliaAll the citizens of Cyprus, whether in the north or the south, could theoretically vote in the European elections. But this will not happen. The Greek Cypriots are showing scarce interest, while the Turkish-Cypriots are restricted by voting regulations Romania: Social Capital Daniela MogaveroThe youth of Romania took to the streets in order to defend the environment against multinational corporations and local politicians. A new generation is the protagonist of Romania’s first social movement since the collapse of communism. An interview with the scholar, Chiara Milan Erdoğan’s “New Turkey” Arzu GeybullayevaWhile Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan heralds the advent of a new Turkey, his war on social media and new powers granted to intelligence agencies raise fears about freedom of information and the state of democracy in the country Romania, European elections copy-paste Mihaela IordacheMany of the 32 European Parliament seats available for Romania will be re-occupied, in all probability, by the very outgoing MEPs. There is poor political turnover in a country which is looking to Europe with an eye on November's presidential elections Armenians of Kessab: Hostages of the Civil War Mikayel ZolyanThe small Armenian-populated town Kessab in north-western Syria found itself in the middle of a battle since the end of March. 99 Years after the Genocide the Plight of Syria’s Armenians Stirs Memories  of 1915 Georgia’s European Integration Still On Track, But Stumbling Blocks Remain Onnik KrikorianIn Georgia the majority of the population is in favor of closer ties with the European Union. However this will depend on progress made in terms of human rights protection and it is in these issues that stumbling blocks might frustrate Georgian ambitions