2015-11-03 — theguardian.com
The commission watered down and delayed publication of a critical report on Turkey's authoritarian drift under ErdoÄŸan, while drafting in record time an "action plan" for immigration control with Turkey. Jean-Claude Juncker, the commission president, brushed aside concerns about human rights abuses and media crackdowns. He tried to get Turkey added to an EU list of third countries deemed to be safe for refugees.
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For their part, the Turks would pledge to halt any further "irregular" exodus and cap the numbers going to Europe. For this to happen, the Europeans will have to pay ErdoÄŸan billions. Then he wants visa waivers for 75 million Turks to travel to the EU, and a resumption of EU membership negotiations started in 2005 but quickly put on ice.
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