EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement: Not a "Carrot" but More a ‘?’
EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement: Not a "Carrot" but More a ‘?’

Author(s): Ülkü Sezgi Sözen
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, International Law, Public Law, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Migration Studies, EU-Legislation
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Turkey; EU; migration; cooperation; visa; asylum; immigration; policy;
Summary/Abstract: First of all, it is essential to point out the importance of the cooperation with the neighboring countries. Solely the protection of European Union's (hereinafter EU) borders cannot be successful unless neighboring countries cooperate in the fields of irregular migration and the fight against cross-border criminality and terrorism. In order to do this, the EU should offer a certain level of compensatory measures that incentivize such cooperation, such as economic privileges or visa facilitation. As an incentivizing measure, the EU recently signed readmission agreements with its neighboring countries and offered economic advantages, such as access to the single market, free trade agreements or the possibility of easier visa acquisition, which can be considered a "realistic option".

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