Turkey keeps its borders open until the EU meets all requirements Abroad

“Until the EU meets all our requirements regarding the free movement of goods and people and offers better financial assistance, we will keep the borders open,” Erdogan said in a speech.

He said he also opened up the borders to increase pressure on Europe to help with the struggle in Syria. Turkey has invaded that country and is currently fighting against rebels and the Syrian government army.

In the speech, the Turkish president lashed out at the Greeks about how they treat the refugees at the border. Greece has fired tear gas at thousands of migrants trying to cross the border. “There is no difference between what the Nazis did and how the Greeks act at the border.”

Migrant crisis

Next week, Turkey will hold a summit with the leaders of France, Germany and possibly Britain to talk further about the migrant crisis. A conversation in Brussels between Erdogan and European Union leaders about the crisis did not produce much on Monday evening. In the coming days and weeks, both parties will jointly map out what has been implemented in the 2016 refugee deal and what still needs to be done.

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