EU's Tusk cautious on chances of Turkey migration deal


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  • Friday, 18 Mar 2016

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron talks to European Parliament President Martin Schulz (L) next to Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) during a European Union leaders summit over migration in Brussels, Belgium, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed to offer Turkey financial and political concessions if it stops migrants reaching Greece and will meet the Turkish prime minister in Brussels on Friday to try and clinch the deal.

Even if they can overcome possible objections from Ahmet Davutoglu, however, Thursday's EU summit revealed considerable doubts among the Europeans themselves over whether the deal can be made either legal in international law, or workable.

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