About 62,000 refugees are stranded in Greece but the deal with Turkey has reduced the number of arrivals MILOS BICANSKI/GETTY IMAGESFears of a fresh migration crisis are mounting in Greece amid a funding row between EU member states. A deal reached between the EU and Turkey two years ago has helped to reduce the flow of refugees by almost 90 per cent but it is on the brink of collapse. Turkey was promised €6 billion in aid in exchange for taking back refugees and migrants who had reached Greece illegally. A first tranche of €3 billion was released to Turkey in 2016 but leaked documents published by Der Spiegel magazine in Germany this week showed that there was a reluctance by six member states to pay the outstanding sum. In a joint letter to the EU Commission Germany, France, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Finland suggested…

Source: The Times April 04, 2018 16:08 UTC