The European Union’s executive Commission is recommending that Turkish citizens be allowed to travel to Europe without visas on short vacations and business trips, a major step toward fulfilling a key part of an agreement with Turkey to deal with the migrant crisis.
The Commission said Wednesday that Turkey has met most of the 72 criteria needed for a visa waiver, and it invited member states and EU lawmakers to endorse the move by June 30.
Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans said “there is still work to be done as a matter of urgency but ifTurkey sustains the progress made, they can meet the remaining benchmarks.” Read more…
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