Fair to say Turkey has the EU by the bollocks.
Turkey proposing 'several new elements' at EU summit
A spokesman for Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has confirmed what was hinted at earlier: Turkey is planning to present EU leaders with new proposals that go beyond any previous offers from Ankara, though he would not say what those were.
“We are presenting a new idea today to seriously tackle and solve this problem,” he told reporters. “This proposal involves several new elements.”
Davutoglu is now expected to push for more funding for infrastructure, health and education refugee aid projects, as well as an easing of visa restrictions and more progress on Turkey’s path to EU accession.
Or the Toshacks, as our Turkish friends would say
He's right though, they could do with doing something to solve the problem.
They know how to use fear around the bargaining table.
