The European Commission has proposed to lift visa requirements for Turkish citizens on condition that it meets five remaining benchmarks as a “matter of urgency”.
The proposal, unveiled on Wednsday (4 May) will have to be agreed by a member state vote and by the European Parliament.
The EU aims to grant visa-free ac...
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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.