Bickering continues among EU member states and the commission over how to finance the €3 billion pledged to Turkey for helping stem the flow of migrants into Europe. The bloc’s executive proposed on Friday (11 December) to contribute €1 billion from the 2017 EU budget.
Initially the commission proposed €500 billion for the common moneybag, and €2.5 billion contribution from EU member states.
Negotiations throughout the week and continuing on Friday afternoon revealed that member...
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