' Hot potatoes ' at EU Summit on asylum crisis

But the extremely cautious preparation of Rutte points out that the agreement with Turkey even before the gates of hell should be towed. Rutte, who lost nothing in terms of content, and Chancellor Merkel wanted, contrary to its habit in Monday morning without any comment last night, had walked into a for interview with the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Who has the fate of Europe today.

European president Tusk, at the end of last week with Vice-President Frans TIMMERMANS of the European Commission on visit in Turkey, suggested in his letter of invitation to the European leaders that Ankara already agree with the return of ' anyone who is not entitled to international protection '.

That would be Europe at a stroke by a third to a half of its migrants flow. But Turkey, which with the silencing of one of its most important newspapers late last week a new middle finger to Europe first appeared, is apparently planning to sell expensive skin. That makes Monday to the potentially most exciting day in the asylum for ten months protracted crisis.
Balkan route close the leaders sit today with a second hot potato. They also want to finally close the Balkan route, which is the end station of Greece suddenly at the end of this month an estimated 100,000 already refugees.

Greece, itself still in crisis, demands European support, thus an extremely combative premier hour of Monday morning. Not before the last ten months, Europe was so close to a solution, but who really is or will only prove the coming hours: first at half past one one on top of the 28 European leaders with Davutoglu, then from Monday noon 15:00 on 28 without a second top of the Turkey.

Core question is whether Ankara sufficient trust to Europe without further from claims might be hundreds of thousands of migrants to take back. Key question on the European side is whether enough countries already prepared in return large numbers of Syrian refugees directly from Turkey to take over.

For Rutte is the reversal of economic refugees not enough, Turkey will also the outflow (via the Aegean Sea to Greece) very drastically. Only ' if the zero is in sight ' is for Rutte the direct acquisition by European countries of Syrian refugees from Turkey negotiable. And exactly this attitude stirs up the Turkish distrust.

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