Is Turkey Blackmailing Europe?

At this moment the people and politicians of Britain are involved in the complicated, controversial debate over the advantages and disadvantages of remaining in or exiting from the European Union. The decision has now become even more complicated as a result of proposals made by Turkey being considered by the EU on the stemming of illegal immigration into the EU countries. Everyone in the EU agrees that bold moves to solve the migrant problem are necessary and urgent. The flow of irregular migrants along the Western Balkans route has not ended, but has only been reduced by the tightening of borders by Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and of course Macedonia, which has completely closed its border to illegal migrants. Curiously, the European Commission is urging countries to remove their internal border controls as soon as possible with a target of November 2016 so that the passport-free Schengen zone arrangements can be saved. Already, eight countries have imposed...(Read Full Article)