EU leaders begin negotiations on controversial refugee deal

EU leaders begin negotiations on controversial refugee deal

EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a decisive summit to stop more refugees and migrants coming into Europe. The controversial draft deal would see one Syrian refugee from Turkey resettled in the EU for every migrant Turkey takes back from Greece. The aim to discourage refugees to make the crossing to the Greek islands. For Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, this would be a much needed solution. 'I'm looking forward to a credible agreement today, in order to try to reduce or t… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/03/17/eu... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 13 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews