German chancellor vows to take refugees directly from Turkey into Europe and calls for Nato patrols in Aegean as she meets Recep Tayipp ErdoğanAngela Merkel has promised to take refugees directly from Turkey into Europe and called for Nato patrols in the Aegean on her moment visit to Ankara in three months as she desperately tried to enlist Turkey’s help in easing the refugee crisis,the biggest threat to her power at home and the stability of the European Union.
Under a deal struck in haste final October, the EU and Turkey agreed an action map, and with Ankara pledging to halt the flow of hundreds of thousands of Syrians and others across the Aegean into the EU in return for a minimum of €3bn (£2.3bn),a reopening of its stalled tender to join the EU, and the lifting of visa requirements for Turks travelling to Europe.
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Source: theguardian.com