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European Council president Donald Tusk with European Commisison president Jean-Claude Juncker and Turkey's prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu announcing the agreement to stop irregular migration, on 16 March 2016. (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)

Relying on Turkey 'leads to blackmail', Tusk says

Relying on Turkey and North African countries to seal the EU’s borders only leads to blackmail of the EU, the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has said.

"Recent experiences, including those with Turkey, show the importance of borders between countries, but also [of limits] to our concessions,” he wrote in an opinion article published in several European dailies on Friday (23 April).

Tusk highlighted the agreement with Turkey as one of the factors that recently help...

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European Council president Donald Tusk with European Commisison president Jean-Claude Juncker and Turkey's prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu announcing the agreement to stop irregular migration, on 16 March 2016. (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)

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