European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday that it would be “very useful” if the Greek and Turkish navy cooperated to control refugee arrivals by jointly patrolling European borders “under European auspices”.
Speaking at the European Parliament’s plenum, Juncker hinted that Turkey agrees with the plan, following talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but Greece seems to disagree. He added that talks will continue with Greece on the issue.
“It’s a European issue, it’s not an issue of Greek-Turkish relations,” he said.
