Why did the EU reach a refugee agreement with Turkey?

China news agency, Brussels, March 18 (Reporter Chen Shen) After several rounds of bargaining, the EU and Turkey finally reached a landmark historic agreement on the protracted refugee issue on the afternoon of March 18.

European Council President Tusk announced to the outside world with a little relief: "Today, we finally reached an agreement. Starting from this Sunday (March 20), all refugees who illegally entered the Greek Islands from Turkey will be repatriated to Turkey. "

Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu proudly said, "This is a historic day. Starting today, we in Turkey and the EU finally have the same destiny, the same challenges and the same future. "

Tusk can breathe a little sigh of relief, and the worst refugee crisis facing Europe since World War II is expected to be alleviated with the assistance of Turkey. Davutoglu can really be proud that the EU is expected to speed up the Turkish accession negotiations, and accelerate the implementation of the visa liberalization roadmap, and 3 billion euros of financial assistance will be implemented in the near future.

After the EU and Turkey reached an agreement, TV cameras captured several meaningful shots. Davutoglu walked out of the negotiation meeting with a smile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel shook hands with him happily, and French President Hollande patted davutoglu on the back to show his support. There are indications that the two EU leaders are satisfied with the agreement reached between the EU and Turkey.

Behind this landmark historic agreement is tortuous and complicated bargaining and negotiation. Since last June 1 1, the EU-Turkey summit has been held three times, each focusing on the refugee issue.

Last June, 1 1, the EU agreed to provide 3 billion euros in aid to Turkey. On March 7 this year, Turkey proposed that the EU must provide an additional 3 billion euros to cope with the influx of refugees from the Middle East. In addition, Turkey also hopes that the EU will speed up Turkey's accession negotiations and implement the roadmap for visa liberalization. Last night, after eight hours of intensive consultations, the leaders of the 28 member States of the European Union finally reached an internal agreement on the refugee resettlement agreement.

Tusk pointed out that Europe will treat arriving refugees differently, which means that all actions will abide by the provisions of the EU and international law. EU institutions and the UN Refugee Organization will participate in relevant actions at that time.

Tusk also specifically mentioned the "one-to-one" transfer and resettlement principle in the agreement. According to this principle, every time the EU repatriates an illegal immigrant who enters Turkey, it must resettle a Syrian refugee in Turkey to EU member states.

According to the data provided by the EU, nearly 2,000 refugees still "enter" the EU from Turkey every day. Whether the agreement reached between the EU and Turkey can slow down the speed of illegal refugees "entering" the EU is still unknown.