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Now playing Next state of the union Turkey poised to get visa-free travel as number of refugees heading to Greece falls In this edition of Europe Weekly: The EU stands ready to give Turkey visa-free travel, warnings of “high risk” for the EU and Eurozone economy in 06/05/2016
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Now playing Next Cyprus Turkey to abolish visas for Greek Cypriots Greek Cypriots will no longer require visas to visit Turkey under a new deal agreed between the EU and Ankara. The move is be part of a wider 03/05/2016
Now playing Next world news The EU agreement with Turkey on Syrian refugees There was hope garnered with a smile of satisfaction as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk and Turkish Prime 02/05/2016
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