Turkey and the European Union should continue to cooperate in managing migration, the joint fight against terrorism and in bringing peace to the region, Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship, told daily Hürriyet in an interview on the first anniversary of the March 18 migrant deal signed to stop the inflow of refugees from Turkey to Greek islands, amid ongoing tension between the two countries.

“Turkey needs the EU and the EU needs Turkey,” he stressed.