Martin Schulz: Turkey On The Way To Becoming A ‘One-Man State’
No visa liberalization for Turks in Europe until Erdoğan meets all conditions, the European Parliament president insists.
By Vince Chadwick
Politico EU
Politico EU
May 23, 2016
Schulz said there can be no visa liberalization for Turkish citizens traveling in Europe until Ankara meets all the EU’s conditions, including changes to anti-terror legislation. Erdoğan has previously said he will not move on that point.
“We have to make it clear that we do not idly accept the monopolization of power in one man’s hands,” Schulz said.
“The refugees would have to pay the price in the end,” he said. “We need a good agreement. We will therefore continue to cooperate with Turkey, but we must not remain silent.”
The statements come ahead of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Istanbul Monday to attend a summit on refugees and attempt to save the EU’s refugee arrangement with Ankara.
“I am convinced that it’s in German, European and Turkish interests, and especially in the interests of those who are fleeing war and persecution,” Merkel said of the arrangement in an interview published Sunday, with Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
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