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EU leaders agreed to a €3 billion Refugee Facility for Turkey in November (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

Commission boosts Turkey fund stake to €1bn

Bickering continues among EU member states and the commission over how to finance the €3 billion pledged to Turkey for helping stem the flow of migrants into Europe. The bloc’s executive proposed on Friday (11 December) to contribute €1 billion from the 2017 EU budget.

Initially the commission proposed €500 billion for the common moneybag, and €2.5 billion contribution from EU member states.

Negotiations throughout the week and continuing on Friday afternoon revealed that member...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

EU leaders agreed to a €3 billion Refugee Facility for Turkey in November (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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