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InfoMigrants By Emma Wallis Published on : 2020/12/18
The European Union has paid the final instalment of a €6 billion fund to Turkey as part of a deal on hosting refugees. The 2016 agreement has led to standoffs, as Turkey claimed that it had not received all the money promised.
In a statement on December 17, the EU delegation to Turkey, led by Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, said that it had finalized the contracting of €6 billion in EU support to refugees and host communities in Turkey, reported the French news agency
AFP. On Twitter, it described the finalization as a “major milestone accomplished.”
The EU Delegation to Turkey signs the final eight contracts under the Facility for Refugees in Turkey this week. #FRITpic.twitter.com/kLmcjF9TV7 EU Delegation Turkey (@EUDelegationTur) December 16, 2020
EU finishes contracting $7.3 bln refugee deal with TurkeyEurope 2020-12-18, by Editor Comments Off 14
ANKARA: The EU on Dec. 17 announced the finalizing contracting process of €6 billion ($7.3 billion) in aid for refugees hosted by Turkey, focused on the 4 million Syrian refugees who since 2011 fled the war in their home country for safe shelter in Turkey.
“The EU Delegation to Turkey signs the final eight contracts under the Facility for Refugees in Turkey [FRIT] this week. Under the contracts, the EU provides €780 million in support to refugees in terms of basic needs, health care, protection, municipal infrastructure and vocational and technical education and training, employment and support to private sector, SMEs and entrepreneurship,” said the EU Delegation to Turkey in a statement.