The EU’s ‘short-sighted’ migration deal with Turkey
As it becomes clear that winter weather and stricter border controls will not be enough to deter migrants and refugees from trying to reach Europe, the European Union has reached a three-billion-euro deal with Turkey aimed at substantially stemming the influx “with immediate effect”.
The agreement, finalised at a summit in Brussels on Sunday, means that a joint action plan sketched out in October will now move ahead, despite criticism from human rights advocates and migration experts who regard it as “short-sighted” and say it poses more questions than it answers.
Read the article on the IRIN website
Related Articles
VOA Documentary: Displaced
11/15/2018. Behind the walls of the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh to hear their stories of murder and rape
Libyan delegation in Rome to discuss immigration and mutual challenges
10/08/2015. Meeting of senior representatives from Tobruk and Tripoli takes place at Order of Malta Magistral Villa
ICRC president called on world leaders to address root causes of refugee movements
09/19/2016. Peter Maurer said that it is too often violence that leads to the massive displacement of people.
