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It is time EU revised agreement with Turkey, Vice President Yotova says

published on 3/19/17 2:14 PM

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The agreement between the EU and Turkey has not been working effectively in its most important part, which is the right of European countries to return third-country nationals to Turkey. At the backdrop of threats from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it is time for the European Union to revise its agreement with Turkey. This is what Vice President Iliana Yotova said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio.

She added that the agreement has not shown the initially planned results and that Bulgaria should have a more active role in the reform of the Dublin Agreement

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