Tuesday, June 30, 2009

EU urges Turkey to crack down on migrant smugglers

"EU urges Turkey to crack down on migrant smugglers

By Ingrid Melander

ATHENS, June 30 (Reuters) - The European Commission accused Turkey on Tuesday of turning a blind eye to the trafficking of illegal migrants to Greece. "We will do everything we can to convince Turkey to control departures from its coast towards Greece," EU's top migration official Jacques Barrot told a news conference."

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