BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – Earlier, a source close to the negotiations told journalists that European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker would present the EU joint proposal on migration to Davutoglu on Friday morning.
Agreement on EU position, @eucopresident will present it to turkish Prime Minister before our @EUCouncil tomorrow
— Bettel Xavier (@Xavier_Bettel) 17 марта 2016 г.
Davutoglu will attend a breakfast meeting on Friday, the second day of the EU leaders’ summit currently underway in Brussels.
Earlier in March, Europe and Ankara agreed on a deal under which Turkey pledged to take back all undocumented migrants that had arrived to the European Union in exchange for Syrian refugees on a one-for-one basis.
No formal EU agreement on Turkey offer, just a negotiating mandate for @eucopresident tomorrow morning. Still red lines outstanding #EUCO
— Bruno Waterfield (@BrunoBrussels) 17 марта 2016 г.
In return, the European Union pledged to accelerate Turkey's EU accession process and introduce a visa-free regime between Turkey and Europe, as well as to provide a total of 3 billion euros (over $3.3 billion) to Turkey for dealing with the refugees. Ankara has requested 3 billion euros more in funding until 2018.
Davutoglu told journalists in Ankara, before departing for Brussels, that Turkey was experiencing difficulties with regard to EU accepting its proposals.
