Brussels, 29/11/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Union and Turkey agreed at an extraordinary bilateral summit on Sunday 29 November on a joint action plan that will seek to curb the flow of refugees. According to European Council President Donald Tusk, 1.5 million refugees have arrived in the EU in 2015, mainly via Turkey (see EUROPE 11411).
In a joint statement, the two sides declared that Turkey would receive an “initial” sum of €3 billion, to be reviewed regularly and to be...