Germany’s Visa “Exemption” Application: A Test of the EU’s Sincerity
Germany’s Visa “Exemption” Application: A Test of the EU’s Sincerity
Author(s): Ceren MutuşSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: USAK (Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu)
Summary/Abstract: On the 5th of June 2009 the German Embassy in Ankara released a press statement announcing that it had undertaken an administrative change that would ease the visa procedure applied to Turkish nationals and widen the scope of Turkish nationals who would be able to enter Germany by “simply” providing a visa exemption document. Since then, the discourse has been based on the compatibility of the new German regulation with the ECJ’s Soysal ruling in February that declares the visa requirement for Turkish service providers is in breach of both Community law and EC-Turkey Partnership law.
Journal: USAK Yearbook of Politics and International Relations
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 473-476
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
