European Council President Donald Tusk is expected in Nicosia for a lightning official visit ahead of the March 17-18 EU-Turkey summit in Brussels, to continue negotiations over tackling Europe’s ongoing refugee crisis.
In an opinion editorial published in the International New York Times today, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, warns that the deal the European Council is discussing with Turkey to stem the flow of refugees runs contrary to human rights standards.
More than 1 thousand refugees and migrants crossed the borders and entered into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia yesterday, where they were detained by border police and the army for illegally entering the country, are returning to Greece.