EU president promises Turkey to implement agreement

I would like to be very clear, we have promised 3 billion euros for the refugee programme and 3 billion euros for Turkey for years to come. This decision of the EU will be fully respected “, Juncker said at a press conference in Brussels.

The EU and Turkey reached an agreement last March to halt the illegal flow of people across the Aegean Sea and improve the conditions for millions of refugees sheltered in Turkey, reports “Hurriyet Daily News”, Periscopi broadcast.

While the plan has successfully reduced refugee flows, Turkish authorities have criticised the EU for the promised delayed funds reserved for refugees living in Turkey and for the lack of progress in talks to speed up Ankara's EU membership.

Juncker said that the volume of the first accession funds will not be reduced, but there will be a “orientation of their” in the fields of judiciary and civil society.

The EU and Turkey began membership negotiations in 2005, but the talks came under a stall because of the Cyprus issue and the rejection of several EU governments for Ankara's full membership./Periscopi/