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EU-Turkey relations quickly deteriorating

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) and Turkish EU Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir (R) hold a press conference in Ankara on May 4, 2016. (AFP)

Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels 

Relations between the European Union and Turkey is deteriorating by the day, putting a landmark refugee deal reached between Brussels and Ankara under serious threat. The EU promised visa-free travel within the bloc for Turkish citizens in return for Ankara's help in preventing refugees from reaching EU shores. However, a bitter row has erupted between senior politicians as both sides accuse each other of not fulfilling the terms of the March 18 agreement.

 


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