EU Leaders Decided that Varna Summit with Turkey Should be Held

EU-Turkey summit in Bulgaria’s coastal city of Varna will be held. During the night on 22^nd of March, the Union's leaders strongly condemned Turkey's actions in the Mediterranean and the Aegean sea, but did not cancel the meeting, scheduled to take place on 26^th of March. However, the EU strongly supported Greece and Cyprus in their conflict with Ankara.

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, has received support from all European countries for the holding of the EU-Turkey meeting in Varna. This does not mean that the attitude towards countries like Turkey is unambiguous. The prime minister mentioned some countries like France, the Netherlands, Austria, who have deep reservations to Turkey. But everyone was firm that the meeting was a good reason for dialogue.

Borissov stressed that it remains the only channel for communication with Turkey. The Bulgarian prime minister said everything was done in order to preserve security and ensure the EU-Turkey refugee deal.