Into the bazaar of EU-Turkey relations (Rem Korteweg, Centre for European Reform)

Few of the European Union’s foreign relationships are as complex as that with Turkey. It has become the EU’s indispensable neighbour, but also a difficult one. Ankara has a role in most of the urgent issues that Europe faces today: the migration crisis, energy security, the Syrian conflict, and relations with Russia. If the EU is to achieve its goals in any of these areas, it needs to find a way to co-operate with Turkey that respects European interests without compromising its values.

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The refugee crisis: fixing Schengen is not enough (Ian Bond, Rem Korteweg, Camino Mortera-Martinez, Centre for European Reform)

Solving the problems of the Schengen area will not stop Europe’s refugee crisis. This is a foreign policy crisis with domestic spill-over; it has to be solved abroad as well as at home.

https://www.cer.org.uk/insights/refugee-crisis-fixing-schengen-not-enough