Turkey needs to stem migrant flow by June 1 deadline: EU envoy

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey needs to stop or significantly reduce the number of illegal migrants crossing into Europe by June 1, when a readmission agreement between Ankara and Brussels goes into full effect, an EU envoy said on Friday. Hansjorg Haber, the head of the EU delegation to Turkey, also told reporters at a news conference in Istanbul that an October deadline for easing restrictions on travel to Europe for Turks was "not automatic". (Reporting by Huemyra Pamuk and Ece Toksabay; Writing