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4. Turkey raises the stakes on refugee deal

Last-minute moves by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised doubts Monday morning about how easily EU leaders would be able to reach a deal with Ankara on controlling the flow of refugees into Europe.

Davutoğlu arrived at the Brussels meeting ready to push for more concessions in exchange for the agreement, including asking for more money to cope with refugee needs and for guarantees that talks on Turkey’s EU membership would move forward.

Merkel, for her part, said she would oppose any agreement to permanently close borders and took issue with the wording of a draft summit deal that had been put together by diplomats, including her own, over the weekend.

“For all countries, including Greece, closing anything is not an option,” she told reporters as she arrived at the summit.

http://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-raises-the-stakes-on-summit-deal-ahmet-davutoglu-migration-summit-refugee-crisis-brussels/