The European Union wants to quickly relocate 72,000 Syrian refugees in camps in Turkey. Poland sets conditions for security guarantees and says it may take a hundred people in the quarter. Today, at a summit in Brussels is to be approved agreement with Turkey ws. Immigrants.
At night, the EU leaders summit in Brussels agreed on guidelines for the head of the European Council, to this on behalf of the Community led the negotiations with the Prime Minister of Turkey. Donald Tusk and the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will meet with Prime Minister of Turkey, who will present the leaders of 28 countries agreed. If Ahmet Davutoglu considers it rewarding, together with the leaders of the Member States finally approve the compromise.
The common goal
– I am convinced that we can achieve our goal to help all refugees, as well as deepen the EU-Turkey relations, which is good news for our continent – said before entering the meeting Davutoglu. He argued that humanitarian values, and Europe are very important for Turkey, which resides 2.7 million refugees from Syria. He stressed that his country and the EU have the same goal – to help refugees, especially from Syria.
EU wants, however, from Ankara to more binding manner declared that sent back from Greece refugees will have the Turkey’s rights and protection equivalent to those guaranteed by the Geneva Convention. Meanwhile, the government in Ankara believes that it already provides to refugees proper treatment in accordance with international values, and therefore does not want to agree to additional obligations in this area – say EU diplomats.
Turkey remains so. geographic exception to the Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees of 1951., which means that the refugees only recognizes refugees from member countries of the Council of Europe. Syrians Turkish law confers the so-called. temporary protection.
The conflict with Cyprus
The Union has already agreed to increase financial support for Turkey, from three to six billion euros and, the abolition in June of visas for Turkish citizens traveling to the Community – provided that Ankara fulfills all the requirements. The Turkish authorities are demanding also speed up accession talks with the EU and the opening of five negotiation chapters. Precludes Cyprus, almost 40 years embroiled in a conflict with Turkey on the northern part of the island.
– It was a lot of agreements concerning. Accession process. We filled all the requirements essential to start negotiations in a number of chapters, and we hope that will be made appropriate steps to open negotiations – said the representative of the Foreign Ministry of Turkey
for Immigrants refugees
the basis of EU-Turkish agreement is the agreement of Ankara to accept the return of refugees and economic migrants who have arrived illegally from Turkey to Greece. In return, Member States have quickly resettle thousands of Syrian refugees from Turkey to the Community.
Here, however, there are legal uncertainties because mass deportation and forcible transfer are banned in the EU and international law. To document entered so that every person sent back to Turkey will be treated individually and in the process have involved experts refugees from the United Nations.
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Modified may be existing commitments – rather than mandatory reception of Greece, the EU countries that have adopted this responsibility, they can choose the refugees, who are staying in Turkey.
Poland depended on the fact that the solution did not create new obligations to accept refugees than agreed last year resettlement programs and the relocation of refugees.
there is no date
in the absence of an agreement the head of the European Council Donald Tusk is not organized the usual press conference after the first day of the summit. With journalists met for Angela Merkel.
According to the discussion among the EU has focused largely on ensuring a “clear legal basis” for the planned return to Turkey all migrants, reaching the Greek islands. Such a solution proposed Ankara to discourage illegal migrants to przeprawiania to Greece and break the “business model” of people smugglers.
The protest in Madrid against the agreement of the EU with Turkey ws. Migrants
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not yet been agreed date, since the start repatriation of migrants from Greece and resettlement of refugees Syrian from Turkey to the EU. As assessed the German Chancellor, should happen as soon as possible. – Turkey believes that after a few days of returning migrants will begin to take over the EU of Syrian refugees on a “one for one” – said Merkel. He stipulated that it requires much logistical preparation and legal. – But – as I understand – that we are not talking about a number of weeks. This should begin relatively soon – she added.
Greece may need up to 3-4 thousand additional personnel to efficiently handle applications for asylum and decisions referral of refugees to Turkey. A refugee must also have the right to appeal against the decision refusing to grant asylum, which also requires the establishment of specialized courts of the Greek islands
Investing countries of origin
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks cautiously about the prospects for an agreement European Union with Turkey on migration. He stressed that if consent is “what the words.” – The question of whether the words follow deeds – said Renzi.
As he spoke, a discussion on refugees has been fruitful, and Italians interested in the question of the Mediterranean route of migration . With the aznaczył that need a joint effort of EU Member States to restrict the influx of refugees from Africa or the Middle East. – If you really want to help to reduce the “wild immigration”, the only way is to invest and operate in the countries of origin of immigrants – said Matteo Rwenzi, adding that it is to this community, not individual countries, paid and coordinated the process of repatriation of migrants.
also, French President Francois Hollande has reserved the first day of the summit in Brussels that the successful conclusion of the talks is not yet certain. – You can not guarantee that we will have a happy ending, which wish to all: refugees, Europe and Turkey. I think we are on the right track, but negotiations are ongoing – said Francois Hollande.
Past findings
In July, the EU agreed on a voluntary resettlement program 22.5 thousand people from camps outside its borders (Poland declared the 900 seats); so far resettled approx. 4.5 thousand refugees, and therefore to use is still 18 thousand seats. In turn, the autumn program agreed relocation of 160,000 refugees coming to Italy and Greece. Under this program remains to use “reserve amount” 54 thousand. places for refugees, which has not yet been distributed.
The use of these programs would take over directly from Turkey 72,000 Syrians. Poland would have accounted for about 5,000 people. So far, the Polish government has prepared 100 places under the relocation of refugees and – according to information from sources close to the government – Poland is ready to accept 100 refugees in the quarter.
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