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With Safranbolu's saffron, a spice known to have several health benefits and other uses, Türkiye has become the first country in Europe to have saffron registered by the EU and the second country in the world to have spices registered by the EU.

Türkiye has relinquished its position as the country with the highest number of rejected Schengen visa applications in 2021 to Algeria, while topping the list of countries with the most applications, according to data from a Schengen-related news publishing website.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants a tough global response to Russia after its forces fired a missile at a crowded train station, killing at least 52 people.

European Union Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas, responsible for coordinating migration and security policies, has held two-day long talks in Ankara, his fourth stop in a tour of partner countries key to putting a stop to the "instrumentalization of migrants by the Belarussian regime and [which] aims to further reinforce the overall cooperation on migration and security."

The European Union will be prepared in case of any migration wave from Libya amid crisis in the region, a European Union official said on Jan. 15.

Turkey and the European Union Commission will launch talks on Nov. 30 for an agreement between Ankara and the European Police Service (Europol) which is one of the benchmarks for visa free travel for Turkish nationals.

When Donald Tusk, the president of the European Union Commission, met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an on Sept. 9 in Ankara, Turkey?s EU Affairs Minister Ali Haydar Konca was not present.

Talks with Greece over its debt will remain stalled until Athens comes up with "serious proposals" on budgetary reform, the head of the Eurogroup said on Friday.

By Toby Sterling

Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Thursday that the gap between Greece and its lenders narrowed after discussions this week and that Athens is expected to present alternatives to lenders' proposals within days.

European Union Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis on Monday called technical negotiations with the radical leftist government in Athens "very complicated", while much more work needs to be done so that an agreement to extend a loan agreement for cash-strapped Greece is achieved before or during an April 24 Eurogroup meeting.