Memo: EU-Turkey: ready to sign readmission agreement

European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle on 4 December 2013 met with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu in Brussels to discuss the latest developments in EU-Turkey relations.

They agreed that following the opening of a new negotiating chapter last month, both sides should seize the new momentum to allow further progress in the accession negotiations.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/13/1022: Press point on the signature of the EU-Turkey readmission agreement and on the launch of the EU-Turkey visa liberalisation dialogue http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-1022_en.pdf

EUObserver, 04.12.13: Turkey starts visa-free talks with EU http://euobserver.com/enlargement/122350

ESO: Background information: Key findings of the 2013 progress report on Turkey / EU to resume membership talks with Turkey http://www.europeansources.info/record/key-findings-of-the-2013-progress-report-on-turkey-eu-to-resume-membership-talks-with-turkey/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Accession Conference at Ministerial level opens negotiations with Turkey on Chapter 22 - Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural instruments / Turkey and EU restart membership talks http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-accession-conference-at-ministerial-level-opens-negotiations-with-turkey-on-chapter-22-regional-policy-and-coordination-of-structural-instruments-turkey-and-eu-restart-membership-ta/

Hürriyet, 05.12.13: Brussels to ease visa requirements for Turks (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4380051-brussels-ease-visa-requirements-turks

Deutsche Welle, 06.12.13: Turkey wins perks for taking back immigrants http://dw.de/p/1ATxo

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/12/477: Statement by EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström on the initialling of the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-477_en.pdf

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