Posted in EU Visa Policy on Nov 25th, 2011
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday that visa exemption would increase Turkey’s contributions to the European Union (EU). Ahmet Davutoglu said visa exemption was Turkey’s right, not a demand. “We believe visa exemption which will boost economic relations between Turkey and the EU in such an economic crisis atmosphere, will add a significant dynamism to [...]
Posted in EU Visa Policy, Turkish Press on Nov 20th, 2011
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday that Turkey knew the European Union (EU). Speaking at the Session of Ministers as part of the “World Turkish Entrepreneurs Congress” in Istanbul, Davutoglu said that Turkey “was playing with the rules of the EU”. Davutoglu said that the EU wanted “biometric passports, integrated border management and a [...]
Posted in EU Visa Policy, Turkish Press on Nov 18th, 2011
The European Commissioner for enlargement and neighborhood policy said late on Thursday that member states should simplify visa procedures for Turkey. Stefan Fule said that he thought member states should take short-term measures and simplify visa process for Turkey. Fule said he knew Turkish business world was impatient about visa. They would focus on Customs [...]
Posted in EU Visa Policy, Turkish Press on Sep 29th, 2011
The European Union for the first time is planning to draw a road map to completely remove visa requirements for Turkish citizens, while in the meantime the union will take steps to ease visa procedures, according to Cecilia Malmstrom, European Commission representative for interior affairs. The process will start in the fall and will have [...]
Posted in EU Visa Policy, Turkish Press on Sep 22nd, 2011
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday said the German authorities were aware of the injustice made to Turks in the country’s visa regime, adding German officials were set to take a step to ease visa procedures for Turkish nationals. “Our talks here covered the most the visa problem. They gave their word to review this [...]
Posted in EU Visa Policy, Turkish Press on Jun 7th, 2011
As fears run high over Vienna’s retaliation after Ankara’s veto of candidacy of a former Austrian foreign minister to be the secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, or OSCE, it has been learned that Austria is one of the countries blocking Turkey’s visa agreement with the European Union. “What more can [...]
Posted in EU Visa Policy, European Union, Government of Turkey, Turkish Press on May 3rd, 2011
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Monday that EU’s reluctance to start visa talks with Turkey discredits EU, not Turkey. “EU starts talks even with Russia and Ukraine [to remove visa restrictions] but not with Turkey. It discredits EU, not Turkey,” Gul told a press conference with his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fisher in Vienna. Gul embarked [...]
Posted in EU Visa Policy, Turkish Press on Apr 14th, 2011
United Kingdom’s Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Stephen Green, said Thursday that they needed to provide faster visas to Turkish businesspeople. Speaking to the AA, Green said that many British companies from various sectors were interested in Turkey. Many of our sectors look at the Turkish economy as an opportunity, Green said. Turkey’s connections [...]
Posted in EU Visa Policy, Turkish Press on Feb 27th, 2011
Turkey said Friday it would shelve a draft deal with the European Union on the re-admission of illegal immigrants unless the bloc starts talks on a visa-free travel regime for Turkish nationals. “What we anticipate is that the EU Council mandates the EU Commission to start negotiations with Turkey (on a visa-free regime), in a [...]
Posted in EU Visa Policy, Turkish Press on Feb 25th, 2011
Turkish State Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis said on Thursday that sooner or later Europe’s interests would leave no choice for EU but lift visa procedure for Turkish citizens. Delivering a speech in a meeting in Ankara, Bagis said that Turkey’s credit rating was better than ratings of numerous EU member [...]