Now playing Next Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Crunch vote on Turkey's EU membership talks This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 23/11/2016
Now playing Next world news Turkey slams EU for organising vote on halting accession talks Turkey's President Erdogan slams the EU for its upcoming vote on halting membership talks, saying the ballot has "no value" in Turkish eyes. 23/11/2016
Now playing Next Europe News EU leaders call for halt to Turkey membership talks The leaders of the European Parliament’s two largest groups have called for the EU to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges. 22/11/2016
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief from Brussels: EU-Turkey relations to be frozen? This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of all the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 21/11/2016
Now playing Next Turkey EU-Turkey relations tense ahead of membership progress report The EU has called on Turkey to restart political dialogue with opposition groups and protect its democracy, and described recent developments as ‘extremely… 08/11/2016
Now playing Next Turkey EU-Turkey should 'talk more to and less about each other' - Mogherini Federica Mogherini has encouraged the European Union and Turkey to “talk more to each other and a little bit less about each other. 09/09/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkish ministers deliver stark warnings to the EU and USA Could hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees Turkey is currently preventing from crossing into Europe be on the move westwards again soon? 09/08/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Austria calls Turkey-EU refugee deal a faltering 'house of cards' The deal to send back to Turkey the migrants reaching Europe's shores is a house of cards falling apart, according to Austria's foreign minister. 06/08/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Germany resists pressure to halt EU talks with Turkey Leaders are concerned by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on suspected dissidents after the coup attempt in July. 06/08/2016
Now playing Next world news Juncker leaves door open for EU membership discussions with Turkey The European Commission appears to be leaving the door open to EU membership talks with Turkey. 04/08/2016
Now playing Next Austria Turkey criticises comments by Austria's chancellor on ending EU talks with Ankara Turkey’s EU affairs minister has criticised comments by Austria’s chancellor on ending EU membership talks with Ankara. 04/08/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Five knock-on effects of Turkey’s failed coup Few would doubt Turkey’s strategic importance: straddling Europe and Asia it is a key player in Middle East stability at a time of unprecedented volatility. 18/07/2016
Now playing Next Europe News Turkey defies EU over anti-terrorism laws after Istanbul attack 30/06/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey announces fresh round of EU talks Recep Tayyip Erdogan says if talks do not proceed according to plan, Turkey may hold its own referendum on EU membership. 23/06/2016
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief from Brussels: NGO slams EU's Turkey deal This is the brief from Brussels: a round-up of all the top stories from across Europe. 02/06/2016
Now playing Next world news Turkey warns EU migrant deal could collapse if visa-waiver isn't speeded up With the German chancellor attending the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey’s president has used the occasion to raise the issue of Turkish visa-free travel to the European… 25/05/2016
Now playing Next Europe News EU agrees 'emergency brake'on visa-free travel within Schengen zone EU Ministers have agreed on an ‘emergency brake’ for visa waiver programmes for some countries. 20/05/2016
Now playing Next Turkey EU visa-free travel for Turks on hold as Turkey refuses to budge on anti-terror law A deal on visa-free travel for Turks within Europe was looking less likely on Wednesday. The visa-free deal is supposed to be in place by the end of 12/05/2016
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief from Brussels: MEPs threaten to block Turkey deal This is The Brief from Brussels: a daily programme that brings you all the news and views which are making headlines in Europe’s de facto political… 10/05/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey won't change anti-terror laws for EU visa-free travel - Erdogan The European Commission asked Turkey for changes in their definition of terrorism to avoid conflicts over freedom of expression as a condition for approving visa-waivers. 06/05/2016