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EU deal with Turkey to send back refugees already on thin ice

The consensus on the resolution of the Syrian refugee crisis by Turkey and the European Union may not last long due to its fragile framework.
Lifejackets are pictured in front of the European Commission headquarters during a protest by Amnesty International to demand the European Council protect the human rights of the refugees within the EU-Turkey migration deal, ahead of an EU summit over migration in Brussels, Belgium, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - RTSATSC

Turkey-European Union relations, which had been unofficially frozen, are now thawed in order to find a solution to the Syrian refugee crisis.

The EU reluctantly coming to the table with Turkey to stem the refugee waves seems to have yielded some results after tough negotiations: It now has the right to send the refugees back to Turkey and also has been promised an increase in border security measures by Turkey.

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