Posted on 07/19/2025 12:45:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The European Union has eased rules for Turks to use its open-border Schengen area, the bloc's ambassador to Ankara said on Friday, calling for the urgent revival of negotiations on visa-free travel for Turks.
For years, Turks have complained about the EU's visa system. The EU has said the processes - managed by accredited visa agencies - have been slow due to the high number of applications and that it is discussing possible workarounds with Ankara.
Ambassador Thomas Hans Ossowski said the new rules would help address Turks' complaints over long bureaucratic processes but warned it was not enough to permanently solve the problems.
"It will be much easier and much faster for Turkish citizens," Ossowski told reporters in Ankara, referring to the European Commission's new decision, in effect since July 15, simplifying the path to multiple-entry visas for Turks.
Turks who previously used visas correctly will be eligible for a six-month visa as early as their second application, followed by one-year, three-year and five-year multiple-entry visas.
Turkey's foreign ministry welcomed the move and said Turkish institutions and the EU Commission would keep seeking further visa easing.
Trade Minister Omer Bolat said the measure was a "facilitation that our citizens have been awaiting for a long time".
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The invasion continues, we need another Jan Sobieski to save the gates of Vienna (and Paris, Rome, Bonn, Copenhagen,the Hague, London, Warszava,
Well Polska may be able to handle their threats.
Poland has the lowest birth rate in europe, by far
Free Unlimited Turk access to Yurp! What could go wrong??!? 🤣
No worries. They'll all end up in the UK.
Turkish migrants typically wind up in Germany, but I’ve had Donner kebabs in Italy and Spain.
It is my understanding that Turkey has a wonderful climate, but unfortunately the country is earthquake prone.
I know a couple of Turks. Both are huge Trump supporters.
Poland really needs to push the Visegrád Group, a Central European alternative to the EU and Russian Federation.
Throw in the Baltic states and you’d have a nice coalition.
They might serve as a buffer to keep Western Europe and Russia from going at each other.
How about a nice mosque subsidy?
Look, it’s one thing to accept that Italians are European...but Turks?!?
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