Monday’s (7 March) two-step summit in Brussels will first see leaders have lunch with Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu before holding a normal, EU-only meeting.
The talks come amid an ever-intensifying sense of crisis: Turkey is stopping some migrants from going to Greece, but not enough to meet EU demands of “almost zero.” Meanwhile, people are becoming stuck in Greece after Austria, two weeks ago, prompted a cascade of border clampdowns on the Balkans migratory route.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.