BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — The European Union has agreed with Turkey on main principles of a joint solution to the current refugee crisis, European Commission deputy chief spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said Tuesday.
.@JunckerEU #EUCO "Agreement in principle w/ Turkey on #RefugeeCrisis is a game changer. It is a legally sound deal" pic.twitter.com/M4fFpGg0JZ
— Mina Andreeva (@Mina_Andreeva) March 8, 2016
Earlier in the day, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said that European Council President Donald Tusk was expected to work out details of a new migration plan with Turkey before the EU summit on March 17-18.
On Monday, the Turkey-EU summit on migration took place in Brussels. The summit focused on stemming migration flows into the European Union. During the event, the sides discussed cooperation on migration, focusing on a speedy implementation of the EU-Turkey action plan approved in November.
