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Migrant crisis: EU 'to back' visa-free travel for Turkey
The European Commission will give conditional approval for Turks to travel without visas to Europe's passport-free Schengen area, sources have told the BBC.bookmark
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Published at : May 3, 2016
Updated at : May 3, 2016 14:42
The European Commission will give conditional approval for Turks to travel without visas to Europe's passport-free Schengen area, sources have told the BBC.
The move is part of a deal in which Turkey is taking back migrants who have crossed over the Aegean Sea to Greece.
But Turkey must still meet EU criteria, and the deal must be approved by the European Parliament and member states.
The EU fears that without a visa deal, Turkey will not control migration.
The large influx of migrants and refugees arriving in Europe from Turkey, and from North Africa, has caused a political crisis among EU states.
A formal announcement from the European Commission is due on Wednesday.