Tuesday, July 05, 2016

EU holds up Turkey migrant deal as golden example

EU holds up Turkey migrant deal as golden example

By EUOBSERVER
Today, 11:50

Top EU officials and the Dutch PM in an EP debate Tuesday held up the EU-Turkey migrant deal as a model of successful EU action in the face of Brexit. Rutte said this time last year 90 people/month were dying trying to get from Turkey to Greece, compared to fewer than 10/month now. Council chief Tusk said 7,000 people/day were making irregular crossings compared to 50/day after the Turkey accord.

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