Turkey Backs Mark Rutte for NATO Secretary General Role
Turkey has thrown its support behind outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for the position of NATO Secretary General,
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Ankara on Monday to meet with Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as she tries to curb the migrant flow into Europe, international newswires have reported.
The decision on the visit had been taken when Merkel and Davutoglu met on the sidelines of the Supporting Syria and the Region donor conference in London earlier this week, the AP quoted German government spokesman Steffen Seibert as saying on Friday.
The two leaders will discuss the implementation of the EU-Turkey action plan agreed in November which envisages stopping the flow of irregular migrants to EU member states and keeping them in Turkey, in return for a EUR 3 B assistance package to be provided to Ankara.
Merkel and Davutoglu will discuss aspects of the plan that have not yet been implemented as well as possible ways “to make progress on reducing illegal migration and replacing it with legal migration,” Seibert said, according to AFP.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is embarking on a six-day tour of Europe amidst escalating trade tensions with the European Union and concerns over China's support for Russia. The trip, Xi's first to the continent since 2019, includes visits to France, Serbi
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has issued a compelling call for the expedited integration of candidate countries from the Western Balkans into the European Union
French President Emmanuel Macron has ignited controversy by calling for France's nuclear arsenal to be integrated into the European defense discourse
Brussels has called upon 15 prominent companies, including Lidl, Coca-Cola, and L'Oréal, to halt their advertising campaigns in pro-Kremlin media outlets across Bulgaria
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson, has highlighted the pressing need for increased labor migration in the European Union
The European Parliament has voted to impose a €10,000 limit on cash payments within the European Union
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