Turkey doubles fee to hold refugees

No agreement was reached on resolving the migrant crisis last night following an emergency summit after Turkey doubled its price for holding refugees to prevent them from reaching EU shores.

Turkey has doubled its price for holding refugees and preventing them from reaching EU shores, threatening to scupper the latest attempt to resolve the migrant crisis.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said Ireland’s share of the initial €3bn package for Turkey to care for Syrian refugees would be €22m and double this if the EU agrees to Turkey’s demand for a second €3bn.