EU Mulls Billions in Migration Funds for Turkey as Tensions Ease

Bloc’s executive arm proposes new financing for refugees
EU leaders will discuss Turkey over a summit in Brussels

Refugees and migrants carry bags of food and supplies as they gather on the Turkish side of the border with Greece, in Edirne, Turkey, on March 10.Photographer: Kerem Uzel/Bloomberg

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By Nikos Chrysoloras

June 23, 2021 at 2:15 PM UTC

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The European Union is mulling offering billions of euros in additional financing to support Turkey for hosting refugees, adding to signs that tensions between Ankara and Brussels are easing.

The European Commission is proposing that 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) from the EU’s budget until 2024 be dedicated to “health services and education, social protection, skills development and the creation of job opportunities,” for Syrian refugees hosted in Turkey, according to a copy of an internal memo seen by Bloomberg.