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EU-TURKEY SUMMIT: European Council (17-18 March 2016) - Draft conclusions

15 March 2016

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"Following the decisions of the Heads of State or Government of 7 March, and in the context of the Joint Action Plan with Turkey and its possible expansion...

the use of all means to support the capacity of Greece for the return of irregular migrants to Turkey...

speeding up relocation from Greece, which includes conducting the necessary security checks; the number of applications now being larger than the number of offers, [as shown in the Commission report of 16 March], Member States should swiftly offer more places..."

See the full text: European Council (17-18 March 2016) - Draft conclusions (LIMITE doc no: 5862-16, pdf)

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