1. The EU-Turkey Visa Liberalization Saga: Lessons from the European Neighborhood
- Author:
- Ioannis N. Grigoriadis and Ayşe Tuba Uslu
- Publication Date:
- 06-2021
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
- Abstract:
- This policy paper co-authored by Ioannis Grigoriadis, Senior Research Fellow of ELIAMEP and Head of its Turkey Programme, and Ayşe Tuba Uslu, Senior at the Department of International Relations of Bilkent University, lays out the main challenges for the successful conclusion of the Visa Liberalization Dialogue (VLD) between the European Union and Turkey. It examines the impact of democratic backsliding, the decline of the rule of law, fundamental rights and divergence in the legal framework regarding organized crime and anti-terrorism on the VLD and highlights the mistrust that has developed between the parties. Through a comparison between Ukrainian, Georgian, Moldovan and Turkish VLDs, it aims to highlight how the VLD could come to a successful conclusion.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Migration, Rule of Law, Visa, and Liberalization
- Political Geography:
- Europe, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Middle East, Georgia, and Mediterranean