Turkey visa deal could attract ‘criminals or terrorists’, European Commission warns

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Terrorists and criminals are “expected” to seek Turkish passports in a bid to reach Europe by exploiting the visa deal with the EU “as soon as” it comes into effect, a European Commission report has warned.

 

The visa waiver programme, which will enable some 75m Turks to enter the Schengen zone for up to 90 days at a time, was likened to “storing gasoline next to the fire” by Britain’s former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove.

 

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