To get a grip on the crisis and halt the movement of migrants, EU states have now struck a deal with Turkey. The
agreement made with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at a summit in
Brussels includes a possible €3bn (£2.2bn) in aid, something German
Chancellor Angela Merkel said EU states were considering. EU officials
have so far agreed to 500 million Euros. It
also includes the prospect of easier access to travel visas for 78
million Turks (which is likely to be limited at first to business
travellers and students) and 're-energised' talks over Turkey joining
the EU." .....
........EU plans to
make it easier for Turkish nationals to get visas to travel to Europe,
in return for Ankara's help in stemming the flow of Syrian refugees,
have been denounced as 'madness' by Nigel Farage. The
Ukip leader said the move was 'bordering on insanity' adding that
'agreeing to liberalise border requirements for 75 million Turkish
nationals is a form of EU madness.' 'From a cost, security and cultural perspective, this is completely the wrong move."
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