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Schulz: “For the benefit of refugees we need tocooperate with Turkey” “For the benefit of refugees we need to cooperate with Turkey,” EP President MartinSchulz said following a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu onMonday 7 March. They discussed the refugee crisis, border controls, visa liberalisationfor Turkish citizens as well as press freedom in Turkey, ahead of a meeting with the EUheads of state and thwe Turkish government in Brussels to discuss measures to stemthe flow of migrants. Following the meeting at the Parliament, Schulz briefly addressed journalists, telling them:“Relations with Turkey were, are and remain very difficult, but for the benefit of refugees weneed to cooperate.” Schulz warned the refugee crisis was at risk of escalating into ahumanitarian crisis: “This is why we should do all we can.” During his meeting with Davutoğlu, Schulz also brought up Zaman, Turkey’s largest newspaperwhich was placed under state control on Friday following a court ruling: “I had a very openexchange with the Prime Minister, who disagreed with my point of view. I think this is not asurprise. I insisted that in the European Union freedom of the media is a key element of ourEuropean identity. The Prime Minister explained the case from his point of view.” Schulz was also invited to participate in today’s meeting on migration. He said the EU-Turkeypartnership needed to be built on mutual trust and straight-taking. He also stressed that theyneeded each other and that tackling smugglers and illegal immigration networks should be apriority for both the EU and Turkey. Click on the video above for more information. The President addressed journalists in the Council building ahead of today’s meeting onmigration. He said solutions were urgently needed to help refugees in genuine need ofprotection. Click on the video for more information. Turkey is currently hosting over 2.5 million registered Syrian refugees and most of the over onemillion migrants and refugees who reached the EU in 2015 came via Turkey. Two delegations ofMEPs from the civil liberties and budgets committees travelled to Turkey on 8-11 February toassess the situation of refugees there.
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