European Commission calls for continuing Turkey-Greece migrant deal

Source:Middle East Monitor Date:10Jun2018

Her remarks came after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced Thursday that Ankara was suspending its bilateral migrant readmission deal with Greece. The suspension followed Greek

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EU funding for Turkey fails to cut corruption or bolster judiciary

Source:Financial Times Date:14Mar2018

EU approved additional funding for Syrian refugees, but  new money-related problems with Turkey are on the horizon: The decade-old effort to improve Turkey’s governance and prepare it to join the

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Turkey’s waning fertility threatens Erdoğan’s vision of strength

Source:The Guardian Date:27Dec2017

Wow…Turkey is aging very rapidly.   Though Turkey remains the second most populous country in Europe after Germany, with a population of 79.5 million, and has one of the lowest median

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EU-Turkey Relations Confined to Core Priorities

Source:Carnegie Europe Date:26Nov2017

Marc Pierini consistently  predicted the future of EU-Turkey relations with great accuracy. This article claims updating the Customs Union won’t be easy, but cooperation against ISIS and

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