Bubbles85 said:

The worst part, is that they're pushing for visa free travel and even the possibility of membership as an EU state, giving 56 million more people, the opportunity to live and work where every they choose. Which will no doubt be in the Western half of the EU.

I think even the British PM is in favor of Turkey becoming a member

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akira_akuma said:

Turkey is really really on the precipice of a total paradigm shift. it's just that it's leaders are being assholes, as usual, and as usual, stubborn about their regime.

and yeah, just to point out the hypocrisy...they insist on some monetary exchange for taking refugees, but isn't that a fair trade? i thought unless people coming over to one's country are supposed to come with monetary value, or else they shouldn't be allowed to come, to the US or EU nations...so which is it? trade? or no trade?

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akira_akuma said:

how about from first world nations? are they worth more?

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akira_akuma said:

Turkey is really really on the precipice of a total paradigm shift. it's just that it's leaders are being assholes, as usual, and as usual, stubborn about their regime.

and yeah, just to point out the hypocrisy...they insist on some monetary exchange for taking refugees, but isn't that a fair trade? i thought unless people coming over to one's country are supposed to come with monetary value, or else they shouldn't be allowed to come, to the US or EU nations...so which is it? trade? or no trade?

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qman said:

akira_akuma said:

how about from first world nations? are they worth more?

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Depends on the people and culture.

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Bubbles85 said:

What are you talking about? These people are all coming from Turkey in the first place.

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airclay said:

Bubbles, turkey already has 1.5m refugees in, the entire eu has 900k and wants to deport some, due to cultural and financial burdens. Why wouldn't turkey reasonably need aid to house the extra from the eu?

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airclay said:

Bubbles85 said:

What are you talking about? These people are all coming from Turkey in the first place.

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From and through are different words with different meanings

From Syria through Turkey

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Quote:

European Union leaders are holding a key summit with Turkey in Brussels on ways of dealing with Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War Two.
The EU is pressing Turkey, through which many migrants transit, to take some back in return for $3.3bn in aid.
Turkey is reportedly asking for that sum to be doubled. The talks are being extended into a working dinner.
Meanwhile Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the EU of failing to deliver on the promised aid.
"It's been four months," Mr Erdogan said in Ankara. "My prime minister is currently in Brussels. I hope he will return with the money."

Turkey is currently sheltering more than 2.7 million refugees from the civil war in neighbouring Syria. The EU wants Turkey to take back migrants who do not qualify for asylum and do more to patrol its own waters.
In exchange for this, the Turkish government is asking for the EU to increase its pledge to €6bn ($6.6bn; £4.64bn), European Parliament President Martin Schulz said.
Turkey is also seeking a faster path towards EU membership and the speeding up of plans to allow Turks visa-free travel in Europe.
Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters that he was proposing a "new package" designed to "strengthen Turkish-EU ties not only on the illegal migrants issue but also in all challenging issues as well as Turkey's EU accession process".

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