EU invites Turkey to the summit table

European Council President Donald Tusk announced on the 12 November 2015 that Turkey's President Recep Tayip Erdoğan would be invited to a summit meeting in Brussels in the coming weeks to discuss and hopefully agree on a programme to deal with the flow of Syrian refugees from its borders into the EU. As part of this programme the EU was likely to give €3bn to Turkey.

ESO: Background information: Valletta Summit on migration, 11-12 November 2015 / Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Valletta, 12 November 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/valletta-summit-on-migration-11-12-november-2015-informal-meeting-of-heads-of-state-or-government-valletta-12-november-2015/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

ESO: Background information: G20 - Turkey 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-g20-turkey-2015/

ESO: Background information: Fact Sheet: Key findings of the 2015 report on Turkey http://www.europeansources.info/record/fact-sheet-key-findings-of-the-2015-report-on-turkey/

ESO: Background information: Turkey is buying its way into the EU with a deal that won’t solve the refugee crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-is-buying-its-way-into-the-eu-with-a-deal-that-wont-solve-the-refugee-crisis/

EUObserver 12.11.15: Turkey overshadows EU-Africa summit https://euobserver.com/migration/131090

Today's Zaman, 12.11.15: Minister: EU offered to soften report in return for Turkey’s help with migrant crisis http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_minister-eu-offered-to-soften-report-in-return-for-turkeys-help-with-migrant-crisis_404051.html

The Guardian, 12.11.15: EU leaders race to secure €3bn migrant deal with Turkish president http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/12/eu-leaders-race-to-secure-3bn-migrant-deal-with-turkey-president

EurActiv 12.11.15: EU leaders to roll out red carpet for Turkey at summit http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/eu-leaders-roll-out-red-carpet-turkey-summit-319427

EUObserver, 12.11.15: Schengen at risk of collapse, as EU looks to Turkey https://euobserver.com/migration/131093

EurActiv, 17.11.15: Turkey calls on the EU to envisage ‘a new beginning’ http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/turkey-calls-eu-envisage-new-beginning-319566

EUObserver, 19.11.15: Turkey says eight IS suspects posed as refugees https://euobserver.com/enlargement/131174

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