Davutoglu to meet with 11 ‘like-minded’ EU countries

Austria's chancellor Werner Faymann invited leaders of ten member states of the European Union to attend a meeting with Turkey's prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on 18 February 2016, in Brussels.

Brussels was set to host a European Council summit on 18-19 February 2016, and Mr Davutoğlu was scheduled to follow-up on mutual commitments to a deal to stem the flow of refugees to Europe, coupled with a 'reenergising' of EU-Turkey relations.

A similar meeting took place in the margins of the European Council summit on 17 December 2015.

ESO: Background information: ‘Like-minded countries’ hold mini-summit with Turkey http://www.europeansources.info/record/like-minded-countries-hold-mini-summit-with-turkey/

ESO: Background Information: Press release: Managing the Refugee Crisis: Commission reports on implementation of EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-managing-the-refugee-crisis-commission-reports-on-implementation-of-eu-turkey-joint-action-plan/

EurActiv, 17.02.16: Turkey unwilling to target refugee traffickers, experts warn http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/turkey-unwilling-to-target-refugee-traffickers-experts-warn/

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