EU, Turkey agree on refugee action plan: reports

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http://www.dw.com/en/eu-turkey-agree-on-refugee-action-plan-reports/a-18760924

Brussels and Ankara have set up an action plan on regulating the flow of refugees to Europe, according to media reports. New camps and coordinated border controls are the cornerstones of the plan.

EU, Turkey agree on refugee action plan: reports
04.10.2015

Both German weekly "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" and public broadcaster ARD reported Sunday that the European Commission and the Turkish government have tentatively agreed to set up new refugee camps in Turkey and launch joint Greek-Turkish border patrols.

According to the reports, the plan requires Turkey to better protect its border with Greece, which is along one of the main routes refugees use to enter EU territory.

Turkish and Greek coast guards would work together to patrol the eastern Aegean Sea, coordinated by Frontex, the EU's border control agency. Refugees would then be sent back to Turkey, although EU member states are debating whether Turkey can be classified as a country of safe origin.

The reports say six new refugee camps for up to 2 million people would be set up. EU states would commit to taking some of the refugees so that up to half a million people could be relocated to Europe without having to use traffickers or take the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean.

[bemildred]

1. Oh good! They finally put a Tiger Team(TM) on it.

"The reports say six new refugee camps for up to 2 million people would be set up."