A deadline to grant Turkey visa-free travel to the EU will be missed at the end of the June with no new date announced.
EU migration commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told reporters on Wednesday (15 June) that he was no longer in a position to say when the restrictions would be lifted.
"Hopefully it will be done soon but I cannot be more precise," he said.
The visa waivers are part of a broader migrant deal between the EU and Ankara signed off in mid-March. Once granted, it...
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Already a member? Login hereNikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.
Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.