Polish Foreign Minister: We want to see Turkey in the EU

"Poland wants to see Turkey as a member of the EU in the near future and supports the scrapping of EU visas for Turkish citizens," Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski proclaimed during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara on April 20. According to Witold Waszczykowski, Poland and Turkey have very similar problems on both flanks (north-east & south-east), including "those provoked by the aggressive behaviour of Russia." On Tuesday, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker stressed that Turkey has to fulfil all the conditions that are required for visa-free privileges, adding that none of these will be watered down. In turn, Turkey’s foreign minister threatened Brussels with the abandonment of last month’s deal [the transfer of €3 billion for assistance to Syrian refugees in Turkey] if the EU does not keep its word.