Tag Archives: Justice and Home Affairs,Immigration policy,Visa policy

Turkish visas: “Only a deal if Turkey changes the anti-terrorism laws which are being used to silence journalists.” – Guy Verhofstadt

Reacting to the news that the European Commission is giving a conditional green light to the end of visas for Turks visiting Europe, ALDE Group leader Guy Verhofstadt said that, in principle, European Liberals and Democrats have always be…

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EU-Turkey deal : “European Parliament has to scrutinise this deal, to assess whether all international obligations have been met.”, Guy Verhofstadt

Reacting to the agreement reached between the EU and Turkey, ALDE-leader Guy Verhofstadt said:”We can only hope that it will decrease the number of deaths in the Aegean Sea”.

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Migration: European Parliament proposes European long-term approach -LIBE committee gives green light to proposal on European humanitarian visa –

The ALDE Group welcomes the approval today by the Civil liberties committee of two key reports aiming to provide a new long-term European approach on migration. The draft strategic own-initiative report on the situation in the Mediterrane…

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