ASSESSMENTS

The EU Migrant Deal Still Holds, For Now

Aug 18, 2016 | 15:54 GMT

The EU Migrant Deal Still Holds, For Now
State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office Markus Ederer (C) and Istanbul's deputy Mustafa Yeneroglu of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (L) visit the damaged Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara.

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In spite of contentious back and forth, the critical migrant deal between the European Union and Turkey is holding. But the solidity of the deal has been under constant pressure by negotiations between European governments and Ankara over the concrete details, especially in the wake of the failed Turkish coup. This week, the German government is scrambling to downplay a leaked confidential report on Turkey produced by the German Ministry of the Interior at the behest of the Left Party. It suggested that the Turkish government supports armed Islamist groups in Syria as well as numerous regional terrorist organizations, including Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. The report also alleged that the increasing power of Islamist ideology in the country has made it a central platform for Islamist groups in the Middle East....

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