歐盟與土耳其移民協議面臨免簽證問題挑戰

Turkish citizens could soon benefit from visa-free travel to Europe, as part of the deal between the EU and Ankara to stem the flow of refugees. In return, Turkey has pledged to crack down on the smugglers and keep the migrants on Turkish soil.

However, many European lawmakers have threatened to use their veto on the visa issue to block the migrant deal.

European Union figures show just over 26,000 refugees arrived on the Greek islands in March — less than half of February's total. EU officials point to those numbers as proof that the deal with Ankara is working.

Turkey says it is on track to meet all the criteria laid down by Europe ahead of the June deadline — and insists visa-free travel is a non-negotiable part of the migrant deal.

But in Germany, analysts say fears over a wave of Kurdish asylum seekers from Turkey are driving up anti-immigration support.

While right-wing politicians look to benefit from fears of migration, some lawmakers in Brussels have threatened to try to block the deal with Turkey over human rights concerns.

Amnesty International accuses Ankara of forcefully returning hundreds of unregistered refugees back to Syria — and even of shooting Syrians trying to cross the border illegally.土耳其公民可能很快就能享受前往歐洲的免簽證待遇，這是歐盟和安卡拉爲遏止難民流動而達成協議的一部分。作爲回報，土耳其承諾打擊人口販運，並將移民留在土耳其境內。

然而，許多歐洲議員威脅要在免簽證問題上動用否決權，阻止這一移民協議。

歐盟數據顯示，今年3月抵達希臘島嶼的難民略多於2.6萬人，不到2月份總人數的一半。歐盟官員說，這說明與安卡拉之間的協議正在起作用。

土耳其表示，他們正按計劃在6月份的最後期限前滿足歐洲提出的所有條件，並堅稱免簽證條款是移民協議中不容商量的部分。

但在德國，分析人士說，人們擔心會有大批庫爾德人從土耳其涌來，尋求庇護，這種擔心加強了民衆對反移民主張的支持。

右翼政客希望從對移民恐懼中獲益之際，布魯塞爾的一些議員則威脅要設法以人權問題爲由阻止土耳其的移民協議。

大赦國際指責安卡拉將數百名未註冊的難民強行送回敘利亞，甚至對試圖非法越境的敘利亞人開槍。