Turkey and the EU visa question

Turkey is putting a lot of pressure on the Europeans once more. Time is about the visa issue. They want the EU to cancel the visa requirement for Turkish travellers as of 1 July 2016. They say this measure is part of the agreement they have signed with the EU on the control of immigrant flows. Right. But they should also add that there are some objective criteria the Turkish government has to meet for the visa exemption to be implemented. Without that there is no way the Europeans can approve the exemption.

In the meantime, the French daily Le Figaro has polled its readers about the matter. Over 41 thousand people have responded. And 74% said the EU should not grant the visa exemption just as a compensation for the Turkish cooperation on immigration management. That´s a very clear indication of the feeling among the European citizens.