The European Union puts on hold some of the EU integration funding for Turkey, European Neighborhood Policy EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn said, APA reports quoting Sputnik.
The planned financial assistance to Turkey from the European Union in the period from 2014 to 2020 was € 4.45 billion. Of this amount, Brussels has at the moment transferred Ankara € 167 million.
Turkey became the candidate for EU membership in 2005. In March 2016, Turkey's candidature received a boost as it signed an agreement with the European Union on taking back migrants who arrived illegally in Greece in exchange for financial aid and concessions on visas.
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