Merkel says EU needs Turkey to halt migrant tide

[WorldNews]

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EU leaders meet Thursday to press Turkey to help stem the flow of refugees towards Europe, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying it was "unacceptable" that the short sea crossing to Greece was controlled by people smugglers. The Brussels summit will focus on securing Turkey's agreement to a plan to halt the flood of humanity seeking refuge from war and upheaval across the Middle East and North Africa, with almost 600,000 people crossing the Mediterranean this year. "We cannot organise or stem the refugee movements without working with Turkey," declared Merkel as she urged Europe to stand together in the face of its worst migrant crisis since World War II.

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