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UK TERROR WARNING: EU Turkey visa deal will ‘INCREASE risk of jihadi attacks in Europe’
TERRORISTS are set to exploit the shambolic Turkey visa deal to launch devastating attacks on European countries, EU leaders have warned. Jihadis are expected to seek Turkish passports in order to reach the continent without visas as soon as possible, according to a chilling European Commission report. The contentious...
Turkey’s STRATEGIC GOAL is to join the EU and visa deal is a major step, says Erdogan
TURKEY’S controversial visa deal is a major step in the country’s "strategic goal" of joining the European Union, leader Tayyip Erdogan declared. It comes just days after the president said Ankara would not change its terror laws as part of the EU agreement declaring "we're going our way, you go...
EU tensions as Turkey set to get visa waiver
If the European Commission makes the recommendation this Wednesday that Turks be granted visa-free travel in Europe's Schengen area as whispers from well-placed EU sources suggest, then it will do so holding its nose and its breath. The freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial and revising terrorism legislation to...
Migrant crisis: EU ‘to grant Turkey visa-free travel’
The European Commission will grant Turkey conditional approval for visa-free travel within the EU's Schengen area. The move is part of a deal in which Turkey has agreed to take back migrants who have crossed the Aegean to Greece. But Turkey must still meet EU criteria, BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler says, and the deal must...
Visa-free entry to Indonesia in Pipeline
Australian tourists may soon be able to enter Indonesia without a visa after President Joko Widodo signed a presidential decree. Signed by Mr Widodo on March 2, the decree grants visa-free entry to tourists from 79 countries, according to an official. Australia is No. 11 on the list, which was sent to the law and human rights...
Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Visa call for FIFA’s Blatter to resign
Major soccer sponsors on Friday issued coordinated calls for the immediate resignation of FIFA president Sepp Blatter in the most significant move by companies supporting the sport since bribery and corruption scandal erupted at world football's governing body last May, according to Reuters. Coca-Cola Co, McDonald's,...
Russia cannot do without Visa, MasterCard security system
The Russian national payment card system handles Visa and MasterCard online payments with 3D Secure technology, using services owned by these international payment systems, Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported, citing sources in the banking sector. The Russian national payment card system (NPCS) is not able to provide ehnanced...