Another Hit to Turkey's Bid for EU Membership
By WILLIAM DOTINGA
(CN) - A 50-year-old economic treaty does not entitle Turkish nationals to enter the EU without a visa, the European high court ruled Tuesday.
In 1963, Turkey and the European Union signed a trade and economic agreement aimed at both improving living standards and easing Turkey's accession into the EU. The parties signed an amendment known as the "standstill clause" - which prevents member states from enacting further restrictions against Turkish nationals - in 1970.
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