MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On March 7, an EU-Turkey summit devoted to refugees resulted in Ankara's demand for an additional 3 billion euros from the European Union to deal with migrants on top of the bloc's previous pledge of 3 billion euros.
"It is blackmail! We have become so weak due to removing of our [EU] borders that we have given in to Turkey's blackmail," Le Pen told the broadcaster RTL on Thursday, adding that the Turkish leadership has weakened the European Union to the extent that it can now display such behavior in relation to European countries.
The final agreement between the European Union and Turkey is expected to be announced at the EU-Turkey summit taking place on March 17-18 in Brussels.
Europe has been beset by a massive refugee crisis, with hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants fleeing their home countries in the Middle East and North Africa to escape violence and poverty. The majority of migrants, especially from Iraq and Syria, arrive in Europe through Turkey.
