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BBCNEWS HARDtalk September 8, 2021 23:40:00

as a group, if i may say so, is you've paid billions of euros to turkey in recent years to try and get the turks to act as the doorkeeper to europe and ensure that the people who reach turkey never cross the sea and get into the european union. now, is that a sustainable policy going forward? the turks are already saying "we need much more money and assistance from europe if we are to continue to do this". well, generally from a development policy point of view and humanitarian assistance point of view, all experts i have encountered throughout my career recommend that people stay as close as possible to their home. so from this point of view, it does make sense to try to have people moving to countries which are nearby the one they're exiting from. that, i don't think is... i think that's actually quite logical. different issue is how to articulate our different circles, you know, around europe and around our countries in order to make sure that we face a challenge, this migration challenge,

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