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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11520

30 March 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) jha
Commission wants agreement with Turkey to start on 4 April

Brussels, 29/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission said on Tuesday 29 March that it is still aiming for the EU-Turkey agreement reached on 18 March to begin to be implemented on 4 April. The agreement foresees the sending to Turkey of immigrants who arrived in Greece and whose asylum application is deemed invalid by the Greek authorities.

The date of 4 April for initiating the first returns “remains the target” said Natasha Bertaud, spokeswoman for migration at the European...