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EU to hold summit on migrants with Turkish president, offers Turkey 3 bln euros for migrants

The European Union will host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in a summit to discuss ways of stopping migrant flows to the bloc, with the union offering 3 billion euros to help Ankara host more than 2 million Syrian migrants in its country. 

France regrets 'unfortunate' Kerry remarks on climate summit: minister

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius expressed regret on Nov. 12 over reported remarks by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that the Paris climate summit will not deliver a binding treaty requiring countries to cut carbon emissions.

"I think that it's a formulation which could have been more fortunate," Fabius told journalists on the sidelines of the EU-Africa summit in Malta.

Tsipras to stress refugee crisis is European problem in Valletta Summit meeting

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits Malta to attend the Valletta Summit which will focus on action for migration.

He is expected to reiterate his position that the refugee crisis must be dealt with as a joint European problem and not as one that concerns only the country of entry.

EU and Africa leaders meet in Malta to tackle migration crisis

European and African leaders will meet in Malta to enhance collaboration on the migration flow. Europe is expected to offer countries in Africa billions of euros in exchange for help with the migrant crisis.

EU Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos said the aim of the summit in Malta on Wednesday was to “enhance collaboration” with African countries.

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