Erdogan to the EU: “We don’t need you, you need us!”
The European Union needs Turkey more than Ankara needs the bloc, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, denouncing a new European Parliament report that was sharply critical of the…
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Most criteria for visa-free travel finalized: Turkey’s EU Minister
Most of the European Union’s requirements to grant Turkish citizens visa-free travel have been completed, a top diplomat has said, while Turkey’s EU minister said Turkish nationals could expect travel…
U.S. Readies ‘Plan B’ to Arm Syria Rebels
The Central Intelligence Agency and its regional partners have drawn up plans to supply more-powerful weapons to moderate rebels in Syria fighting the Russia-backed regime in the event the country’s…
Telegraph: Secret EU plan to deport 80,000 Afghans
Confidential EU discussion document proposes using aid summit as ‘leverage’ for removal of migrants to Afghanistan, as Brussels relies on chequebook diplomacy to curtail the crisis. Read full story on…