Brussels: EU could give Turkey more funds for refugees

BRUSSELS

Turkey and the European Union will discuss possible new funds to aid refugees in Turkey, but it is too early to give any numbers, said the head of the European Commission on Monday.

Speaking ahead of a meeting in Brussels with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ursula von der Leyen “acknowledged that Turkey is doing a great deal" by hosting nearly 3.7 million Syrian refugees, but criticized Turkish authorities saying that they would no longer try to stop asylum seekers from reaching Europe.

In opening the borders late last month, Turkish authorities reiterated their longstanding complaint that the EU