EU-Turkey summit to focus on stemming flow of migrants to Europe

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EU and Turkish leaders are meeting in Brussels in a decisive moment for Europe’s efforts to get to grips with its migration crisis, which is on the brink of turning into a humanitarian catastrophe.

 

At the summit on Monday, the leaders will call on Turkey to do more to stop migrants and refugees from making the dangerous journey across the Aegean Sea to Greece. Every day between 1,000 to 2,000 people are landing on Greece’s shores, while more than 35,000 people are trapped in the country, unable to travel north as a result of border closures.

 

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