Category: Image of the Week
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The First Sub-Sea Tunnel Linking Europe and Asia
Even though Turkey is not part of the European Union, their connection is now even stronger – having the Marmaray tunnel built, the first sub-sea tunnel linking Europe and Asia. The official opening was on 29th of October, 2013, the National Turkey Day.
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Aung San Suu Kyi – finally receiving the Sakharov Prize
Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy in Burma – Aung San Suu Kyi – finally received the Sakharov Prize, on 22 October, by the European Parliament’s President Martin Schulz… 23 years late. This exceptional woman spent 15 years under house arrest and was finally freed three years ago.
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Image of the week: EU-Iran nuclear talks
Catherine Ashton, the head of the EU Diplomacy, and Mohamed Javad Zarif, Iran’s Foreign Minister, sharing a smile during the nuclear talks this week in Geneva. Will the two parties’ positions come closer in the future?