The EU and Turkey on Monday (16 December) feted a new pact on migrants, but relations are about to go back into low gear.
EU home affairs commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom and Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu signed the "re-admission" treaty at a ceremony in Ankara.
When it is ratified by both sides, it will oblige Turkey to take back irregular migrants who enter the EU from its territory.
Malmstrom and Davutoglu also launched talks on future visa-free travel, which ...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.