European Commission's agency meets Ankara's agenda

Why Turkey is ready for a readmission agreement

Bibliographic Data

ID6290855
AuthorsAlexander Bürgin (0000-0002-1642-8429, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume19
Issue6
Pages883-899
Publication date2012-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13501763.2011.614151
OpenAlexW1976896343
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited9

In January 2011, the European Commission and the Turkish government announced an agreement that obliges Turkey to take back illegal immigrants who have used Turkey as a transit country on their way to the European Union (EU). Thus, Turkey would fulfil a costly EU demand with no guarantee of the reward of EU membership. The key to understanding the new readiness of the AKP government for a readmission agreement after several years of unsuccessful negotiations is the agency of the European Commission. Its offer of a visa liberalization dialogue in exchange for a readmission agreement, despite the opposition of some member states to such an approach in the case of Turkey, has strongly influenced the cost–benefit calculation of the AKP government. In addition to this external incentive, the new salience of migration issues on the domestic agenda has facilitated the engagement of the Turkish government in readmission negotiations

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