Now, thanks to the migration crisis, the
tables have turned dramatically, so that it is Ankara, not Brussels,
that finds itself holding all the aces, a drastic change in circumstance
the Turks are determined to exploit for their own advantage.
The most graphic illustration of Turkey’s new assertiveness emerged in
Brussels in the early hours of Monday morning after Mr Davutoglu had
invited German Chancellor Angela Merkel to dinner at the Turkish
Embassy, ostensibly to discuss the terms of the refugee deal negotiated
over several weeks by EU President Donald Tusk. Instead Turkey’s prime
minister presented her with a completely new set of demands that read
more like a ransom note than a bargaining position."
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