By Alastair Macdonald
The deputy head of the European Commission insisted on Thursday that the EU executive would not lower its standards to offer visa-free travel to Turks in the coming weeks as part of a deal to stem migration.
“We will not play around with those benchmarks,” First Vice President Frans Timmermans told the European Parliament, referring to 72 criteria Turkey must meet if its citizens are to be allowed to travel to the EU without obtaining a visa first.
“The onus is on Turkey,” he said. “They say they can do it.”
The Commission is due to decide on Wednesday whether to …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
