Exclusive: EU should create immigrant processing centre in Turkey, says German minister

Exclusive: EU should create immigrant processing centre in Turkey, says German minister
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The European Union should set up a refugee camp in Turkey where immigration requests could be processed, Germany’s interior minister has said. In an

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The European Union should set up a refugee camp in Turkey where immigration requests could be processed, Germany’s interior minister has said.

In an interview with euronews to air tonight, Thomas de Maizière proposed an approach to ease the plight of refugees while also address the border crisis faced by southern EU countries.

“We may need to use European funds to build a large refugee camp to decide there [in Turkey] who can come to Europe,” de Maizière told euronews’ Kirsten Ripper.

To hear more and find out how Berlin is proposing to approach migration from the Balkans You can watch the full interview on euronews tonight at 21:45 CET.

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