| Submit your comments on this article |
| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey should 'reconsider' EU refugee deal |
| 2017-03-14 |
| [AA.TR] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's EU minister on Monday suggested reconsidering the EU-Turkey refugee deal, especially the parts concerning with refugees trying to enter Europe by land. "Turkey has no obligation at this stage to continue the agreement since the EU has failed to comply with it," Celik told a news conference in capital Ankara. "Nonetheless, we have acted [all this time] out of humane responsibility," he said, adding Turkey had prevented a lot of deaths in the Aegean Sea after the deal. "But Turkey should reconsider this issue [the refugee deal] especially in terms of land crossings," Celik said. Turkey and the EU signed a refugee deal in March 2016, which aimed to discourage irregular migration through the Aegean Sea by taking stricter measures against human traffickers and improving the conditions of nearly 3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey. The deal included a 6 billion euro ($6.8 billion) aid package to help Turkey care for millions of refugees hosted in the country. However, it's easy to be generous with someone else's money... Turkey has so far received only 677 million euros ($716 million). The agreement also allowed for the acceleration of Turkey’s EU membership bid and visa-free travel for Turkish nationals within the Schengen area that comprises most EU states. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 What would happen if all of the EU members suddenly became interested in an Independent Kurdistan? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-03-14 13:17 |