EU, Turkey Hold Summit to Address Migration Crisis

Turkey and the European Union are meeting Sunday in Brussels to discuss how to address the flow of migrants that has swamped both of them this year as conflicts and instability in other parts of the world forced huge numbers of people to leave their homes.

They are expected to agree on $3.2 billion in aid to help Turkey cope with the refugees it is already hosting. That group includes 2.2 million Syrians who have fled that country's civil war.

Additional measures are expected to focus on restricting migrant travel to both the EU and Turkey, as well as sending back those who are not deemed in need of protection. The largest group of migrants arriving in Europe this year have passed through Turkey on their way to Greece or Bulgaria.

The two sides are also expected to set up a new round of talks in December on Turkey's long-sought application into the 28-member bloc.

Turkey was declared eligible to join in 1997 and officially began the process in 2005, but the negotiations have been slow and still involve a number of unresolved topics.
  voanews.com
29/11/15
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