New deals envisaged
Turkey receives another billion in aid for migrants
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced additional financial support for Syrian refugees in Turkey. The EU Commission is also about to sign agreements with Jordan and Morocco in the fight against irregular migration.
A new EU partnership with Jordan is in preparation, writes Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a letter to the 27 EU member states. Von der Leyen had already previously announced a further tranche of one billion euros for refugees in Turkey.
"Another billion euros for the year 2024 is on its way," said von der Leyen on Tuesday during a visit to Ankara. The money will contribute to "migration and border management, including the voluntary return of Syrian refugees", she added.
Regarding Jordan, she said: "Our goal should be to sign a strategic and comprehensive partnership early next year." This should be based on areas of mutual interest and strengthen Jordan's resilience and modernization in order to exploit the economic potential of an EU partnership. Von der Leyen had previously visited Jordan's King Abdullah II.
According to the Commission President, a budget support program worth 152 million euros is also to be launched for Morocco. This should also be completed at the beginning of 2025 and help to improve cooperation on migration.
The EU has already concluded refugee agreements with other countries in the past. Last year, for example, Tunisia was promised more than 100 million euros to strengthen border protection in order to stem migration towards Europe.
Critics see the agreements as a threat to human rights. European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly criticized the agreement with Tunisia, for example, because the EU Commission has not defined any concrete criteria for ending financial support if the North African country violates human rights.
Money also for the education of refugees
With regard to Turkey, von der Leyen added that the money would be used to finance healthcare and education for refugees in Turkey.
The EU Commission President traveled to Turkey on Tuesday for a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The meeting focused on the situation in Syria following the fall of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad. Like the EU, Turkey is counting on the return of Syrian refugees should the situation in the country stabilize.
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