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European leaders said early this morning that they had reached the outlines for a possible deal with Ankara to return thousands of refugees to Turkey and were hopeful a full agreement could be reached at a summit.

Turmoil prevails currently at Idomeni (Greece-Fyrom buffer zone) where a number of refugees have blocked the railway track and are throwing stones against Fyrom police officers.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday will chair a meeting on the refugee issue and the first program review ahead of the critical EU summit on March 7.