Monday, 7 March 2016

Refugees: Turkey Will Help EU But Demands More

A child stands at a gate as refugees and migrants wait to cross the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni
Turkey has offered to help the European Union with the refugee crisis - but it has raised the stakes by demanding more money.
Turkey has also requested faster visa-free travel for its citizens and renewed talks aimed at granting its membership of the 28-country bloc.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told the talks in Brussels that his country was willing to take back migrants who are refused asylum in Europe after travelling through Turkey, as well as those intercepted in its waters.

In exchange, the EU leaders were considering his request to double their funding for the next two years to help Syrian refugees stay in Turkey.
They would also take in one Syrian refugee from the country for each one they agreed to take back from the Greek islands, according to documents seen by Reuters news agency.
  1. GREECE-MACEDONIA-EUROPE-MIGRANTS
    Gallery: Plight Of Refugees On Greek-Macedonian Border
  2. Refugees and migrants argue as they wait to cross the Greek-Macedonian border, near the village of Idomeni
  3. Tents of migrants waiting to cross the Greek-Macedonian border are pictured near the village of Idomeni, Greece
  4. Migrants Continue To Travel North From Athens To Macedonian Border
  14. Migrants who are waiting to cross the Greek-Macedonian border scuffle to get a shipment of firewood near the village of Idomeni
Sky News Europe Correspondent Mark Stone said: "It appears that the Turkish Prime Minister (Ahmet Davutoglu), on behalf of his President, has come to Brussels today to drive a particularly hard bargain.
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