What about refugees?
It is clear that diplomatic miscalculations increased the Turkish public's expectations regarding a quick lifting of Schengen visa requirements for Turkish citizens, putting aside an earlier consensus between Ankara and Brussels.
Some conditions set out by the EU side are seen to be ignored – if not deliberately hidden – by the negotiating parties. However, facts have a good habit of coming to the surface at the proper moment. And the EU demand that Turkey make changes to its anti-terror law is seen to be postponed by the actors of the negotiations.
For certain domestic political reasons, negotiations between Brussels and the Turkish delegation led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu were transmitted to the Turkish public incorrectly. Nobody publicly mentioned the condition of Brussels regarding the terror law.
Additionally, even EU documents reveal that Turkey has kept its promise to prevent the flow of migrants. According to reports quoted by news agencies, the number of migrants arriving on the Greek islands in April plunged by 90 percent compared to the previous month, reaching fewer than 2,700.
"The drop in the number of arrivals on the Greek islands was dramatic. The total for all of April is well below the number of people we often saw reaching just the island of Lesbos on a daily basis during last year's peak months," said Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggery.
EU officials prefer to put pressure on Turkey over well-known red lines regarding the security of the country resulting in a deadlock concerning the migrant deal between the EU and Turkey.
Instead of finding new excuses for complying with its promises, the EU should try to be frank, as two leading countries in the European Union, France and Germany, will have elections next year, as the United States will elect its new president next November, as the Syrian crisis that feeds the migrant flow is still ongoing, as Britain is about to decide whether or not to stay in the EU and
Russia tries to increase its geostrategic role, as the turbulence caused as a result of the abovementioned factors prevent the European Union from taking serious steps since there is a growing risk of disintegration.
The flow of migrants has forced the union to take urgent measures without seeking new tactics to close its borders.
Brussels does not have the luxury of questioning its partners on artificial agendas.
And when it comes to statements by European Parliament President Martin Schulz and the EU Commission's Representative in Ankara Hansjörg Haber attempting to put President Recep Tayyip Erdogan off the chessboard...
A useless game that needs to be stopped by domestic actors...
Everyone, including outsiders, should accept the new political system in Turkey where the president has a strong role in the game... Decisions taken by the Turkish people need to be respected... The Turkish people should create the rules of the game, not outsiders.
Some conditions set out by the EU side are seen to be ignored – if not deliberately hidden – by the negotiating parties. However, facts have a good habit of coming to the surface at the proper moment. And the EU demand that Turkey make changes to its anti-terror law is seen to be postponed by the actors of the negotiations.
For certain domestic political reasons, negotiations between Brussels and the Turkish delegation led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu were transmitted to the Turkish public incorrectly. Nobody publicly mentioned the condition of Brussels regarding the terror law.
Additionally, even EU documents reveal that Turkey has kept its promise to prevent the flow of migrants. According to reports quoted by news agencies, the number of migrants arriving on the Greek islands in April plunged by 90 percent compared to the previous month, reaching fewer than 2,700.
"The drop in the number of arrivals on the Greek islands was dramatic. The total for all of April is well below the number of people we often saw reaching just the island of Lesbos on a daily basis during last year's peak months," said Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggery.
EU officials prefer to put pressure on Turkey over well-known red lines regarding the security of the country resulting in a deadlock concerning the migrant deal between the EU and Turkey.
Instead of finding new excuses for complying with its promises, the EU should try to be frank, as two leading countries in the European Union, France and Germany, will have elections next year, as the United States will elect its new president next November, as the Syrian crisis that feeds the migrant flow is still ongoing, as Britain is about to decide whether or not to stay in the EU and
Russia tries to increase its geostrategic role, as the turbulence caused as a result of the abovementioned factors prevent the European Union from taking serious steps since there is a growing risk of disintegration.
The flow of migrants has forced the union to take urgent measures without seeking new tactics to close its borders.
Brussels does not have the luxury of questioning its partners on artificial agendas.
And when it comes to statements by European Parliament President Martin Schulz and the EU Commission's Representative in Ankara Hansjörg Haber attempting to put President Recep Tayyip Erdogan off the chessboard...
A useless game that needs to be stopped by domestic actors...
Everyone, including outsiders, should accept the new political system in Turkey where the president has a strong role in the game... Decisions taken by the Turkish people need to be respected... The Turkish people should create the rules of the game, not outsiders.