Comments on: How Not to Meet European Standards http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/how-not-to-meet-european-standards/ European Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fatalin http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/how-not-to-meet-european-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-26007 Fatalin Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:56:10 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=5923#comment-26007 True, except, they didn't get beaten by the police. Loved the last sentence. Thank you for the support! True, except, they didn’t get beaten by the police.
Loved the last sentence.

Thank you for the support!

]]> By: Doug Merrill http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/how-not-to-meet-european-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-25950 Doug Merrill Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:14:17 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=5923#comment-25950 Well, Azerbaijan is in the Council of Europe; it's a member of the OSCE; it's party to the European Court of Human Rights; etc etc etc. There's not exactly a West Asian Union for it to aspire to membership in, and the institutions of the CIS are far less well developed than their European counterparts. Institutionally, Azerbaijan is pretty firmly within Europe, and it aspires to greater integration both within the organizations it is already a member of and with other European groupings, particularly the European Union. This is not the way to get there. Well, Azerbaijan is in the Council of Europe; it’s a member of the OSCE; it’s party to the European Court of Human Rights; etc etc etc. There’s not exactly a West Asian Union for it to aspire to membership in, and the institutions of the CIS are far less well developed than their European counterparts. Institutionally, Azerbaijan is pretty firmly within Europe, and it aspires to greater integration both within the organizations it is already a member of and with other European groupings, particularly the European Union. This is not the way to get there.

]]> By: Peter http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/how-not-to-meet-european-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-25947 Peter Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:58:11 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=5923#comment-25947 It's sort of stretching definitions to call Azerbaijan "European" in the first place. It’s sort of stretching definitions to call Azerbaijan “European” in the first place.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Azerbaijan: “Hooliganism” http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/how-not-to-meet-european-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-25933 Global Voices Online » Azerbaijan: “Hooliganism” Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:07:47 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=5923#comment-25933 [...] Hajizade last week in Baku, Azerbaijan. The blog says that charges of “hooliganism” are a Soviet-era tactic used by authoritarian regimes to silence dissent and have no place in a coun.... Cancel this [...] [...] Hajizade last week in Baku, Azerbaijan. The blog says that charges of “hooliganism” are a Soviet-era tactic used by authoritarian regimes to silence dissent and have no place in a coun…. Cancel this [...]

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