The future and the rebirth of Iraq were discussed on a two days Middle East conference in the French Senate. Masrour Barzani, the Kurdish Intelligent Chief gave Federal Kurdistan as example for the rest of Iraq how to progress. ...

EU hosts once again a Kurdish-Turkish conference under “Political dialogue & Peace-building”. The aim of the conference is to bring together Kurdish politicians and EU-officials to find a solution to the Kurdish conflict in Turkey. ...

Chemical Ali who killed 100 000 Kurds and poisoned the Kurdish city Halabja was executed today. The gas and the poison used against the Kurds was made with the help of Soviet-Russia and the West. ...

The Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was killed in Istanbul on 19 January
007. Three years later the lawyers of Dink's family denounce the lack of cooperation by the Turkish juridical, political and security authorities. Now the case is blocked. ...

Last week the European Parliament questioned

newly nominated candidates for Commissioners. 4 more will be heard in the next days and on
6 of January will be the final approval vote for the next European Commission. ...

The European Parliament has scheduled its hearings of the newly nominated
6 Commissioners to begin on 11 January and end on 19 January. Each candidate represents one member country and domain of activity. ...

Two months after the signing of the Protocols between Armenia and Turkey, the final outcome of the dialogue process is still not defined. Other issues, not directly related to the Protocols and imposed as preconditions put the process in danger. ...

Belgian current Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy has been appointed EU`s first President and British Catherine Ashton will be EU Foreign Policy chef. ...

Kurdish President asks for EU`s expertise on education, health and justice system in order to reach European standards in Federal Kurdistan. Barzani also expects closer economical, political and security cooperation with EU. ...

The second Kurdish Peace group of 34 members arrived in Turkey, welcomed by many ten thousand Kurds. All of them let free after several hours questioning. Now a new Peace Group is in the way from EU. ...

The Norwegian Thorbjørn Jagland paid his first external visit to Brussels after being elected as Secretary General of Council of Europe. Jagland hopes closer cooperation with EU on human rights field. ...