German Chancellor Angela Merkel early on Tuesday referred to the negative impact of the continuing flow of refugees and migrants on Greece.
“In today’s summit of the 28 member states, we looked into ways to improve the humanitarian conditions in Greece and make them viable,” Merkel said in statements to journalists after the EU summit with the participation of Turkey.
Regarding Turkey, the German Chancellor said that it has made important steps for the protection of its borders and the improvement of the refugees‘ living conditions. She also referred to the Syrian refugees’ access to employment as well as programmes implemented for their support.
Finally, the German Chancellor said that the readmission agreement will be implemented once a final agreement is reached in the next summit on March 18.
Source: ANA MPA
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