Friday, October 16, 2015

Migrant crisis: EU approves Turkey action plan

EU states have approve an action plan for Turkey that it is hoped will ease the flow of migrants to Europe.

Nearly 600,000 migrants have reached the EU by sea so far this year, many of them travelling from Turkey to Greece before seeking to head north.

Turkey made a number of demands in exchange for helping to stem the flow.

In a press conference in Brussels, Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said he felt "cautious optimism" over the deal.

Reports in Bulgaria said that an Afghan man was shot dead while trying to enter Bulgaria from Turkey late on Thursday.

He was part of a "large group" of migrants trying to enter Bulgaria, AFP reported, quoting the interior ministry.

In the Brussels summit, European officials agreed to:
  •     an earlier introduction of visa liberalisation for Turks wanting to visit the EU's borderless Schengen area
  •     new chapters to be opened in Turkey's EU accession negotiations

  • Turkey had also asked for €3bn (£2.2bn, $3.4bn) in aid, something German Chancellor Angela Merkel said EU states were considering.

Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, said talks over the sum to be given to Ankara would continue with Turkish officials over the coming days.

Mrs Merkel will travel to Turkey at the weekend.


"There is still a huge amount to do," Mrs Merkel said. "But you cannot say that we've achieved nothing."

EU sources had said several countries were cautious about rushing into an agreement with Turkey too quickly.

Among them were Greece, Cyprus and France............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34546482

16/10/15
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1 comment :

  1. L’UE versera 3 mds EUR à la Turquie pour endiguer les flux migratoires...

    La Commission européenne a annoncé dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi qu'elle avait conclu un "plan d'action commun" avec la Turquie pour endiguer les flux migratoires, à l'issue d'un sommet des chefs d'Etats à Bruxelles.

    "Nous nous sommes mis d'accord sur le contenu exact de ce plan d'action", a indiqué le chef de l'exécutif européen, Jean-Claude Juncker, cité par l'AFP, lors d'une conférence de presse dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi.

    Alors que diverses sources européennes ont fait état d'une demande de la Turquie d'une aide de 3 milliards d'euros, M. Juncker a indiqué que cet aspect du plan devait encore être négocié "dans les jours qui viennent".

    "Nous saluons l'accord pour un plan d'action commun UE-Turquie", a indiqué de son côté Donald Tusk, le président du Conseil européen, instance qui réunit les chefs d'Etats et de gouvernement des 28 membres de l'UE.

    "C'est une étape majeure" dans la gestion de la crise migratoire, a-t-il indiqué au nom des dirigeants européens réunis lors du sommet.

    Le "plan d'action" conclu avec la Turquie comprend notamment une "accélération" des négociations pour faciliter l'octroi de visas aux ressortissants turcs voyageant dans l'UE, en échange d'une meilleure coopération de la Turquie pour endiguer les flux de migrants.
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