Turkey begins receiving 3-bln-euro fund for Syrian refugees from EU
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Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu (L), European Council President Donald Tusk (C) and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speak during a press conference at the end of an EU leaders summit with Turkey centered on the the migrants crisis, at the European Council, in Brussels on March 8, 2016. AFP Photo
A senior Turkish Foreign Ministry official has confirmed that Ankara has begun “partially receiving” a fund of 3 billion euros which the EU approved in early February for Turkey to improve living conditions for refugees in exchange for Ankara ensuring fewer of them migrate to Europe.
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