The European Union
is getting closer to granting Turks visa-free travel to Europe, but
talks on this will continue until at least October, European Council
President Donald Tusk said in an interview with German newspaper Bild published on June 13.
Asked when Turks would be given visa freedom, Tusk said: “When they have fulfilled all of the conditions without exception.”
He added: “The negotiations will certainly last until October but we’re getting ever closer.”
The
deal to give Turks visa-free travel in return for reducing the flow of
illegal migrants to the bloc has been held up by a disagreement over
Turkey’s anti-terror laws, which some in Europe see as too broad. Turkey says its needs the law to fight its multiple security threats.
Last week Turkey said it expected a positive outcome in coming days in talks with the European Union about visa-free travel for Turks.