"We Can Put Refugees On Buses":
Leaked Memo Shows Erdogan Blackmailed Europe For Billions
Erdogan's bullying isn't confined to his domestic political agenda. Greek media has obtained an internal memo which suggests the Turkish strongman effectively blackmailed the EU by demanding cash payments in exchange for efforts to curb the flow of migrants into Western Europe.
"We can open the doors to Greece and Bulgaria anytime and we can put the refugees on buses," Erdogan allegedly said, on the way to demanding $3 billion per year in aid.
In internal EU memo obtained by Greek media reveals the blatant Turkish blackmail on the refugee crisis. The memo contains a summary of the dialogue between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with European Commissioner Jean Claude Juncker and President of the European Council Donald Tusk on 16th November 2015 during the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey. The three Presidents were discussing the Action Plan to tackle the Refugees and Migrants Crisis.
According to the memo, the bargain was hard and Turkey demanded 30 billion euro from the European Union in order to refrain from sending refugees and migrants to Europe through Greece.
EU's offer was 3 billion euro in two years, but Erdogan demanded 3 billion euro per year.