The price for the refugee agreement will be high, both financially and politically, he added. The deal "will change nothing. The refugees will continue to come, but it will be the Europeans who will pay for it."
Turkey has recently agreed to take one Syrian refugee, who tries to enter the European Union illegally through Greece, for every migrant from Syria, whom the EU lets in from Turkish refugee camps. Ankara will also receive $6.6 billion to improve conditions of those living in temporary settlements in Turkey. The initial aid package amounted to $3.3 billion.
The document is expected to be finalized at the upcoming summit next week, on March 17-18.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan "has big plans for Turkey in the Mediterranean and the world. He laughs at [European leaders] like a senior high school student laughs at preschoolers," Robin lamented.