Breaking the Vicious Circle in EU-Turkey Relations: Visa Negotiations, Spring 2012

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 | Download PDF in English

Against the backdrop of an accession process that has come to a virtual halt, the visa-free travel is the most tangible and visible area that Turkish nationals associate mostly directly with EU membership and seek to reap benefits from. The visa issue has been at the forefront of Turkey-EU relations and has become highly “politicized” and even “securitized”. It has also assumed a sui generis nature, which falls at odds with EU law, values and the coherence of EU policies.

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