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EU Council chief Donald Tusk with Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels last month (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

Turkey fund: EU states want Commission to pay more

The EU Commission is under pressure to give more money for the €3 billion destined for Turkey to help stem the flow of migrants and refugees, while some member states are reluctant to send money to Ankara for political reasons.

EU members agreed in November to provide €3 billion over two years to support Turkey in creating better conditions in refugee camps, to help them integrate in Turkish society, and to stop them from going to Europe.

But there is no agreement on how the fund...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

EU Council chief Donald Tusk with Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels last month (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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