Refugee crisis proposal fraught with moral flaws

The provisional EU-Turkey deal must be approved by many parties likely to oppose it

European  Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker: the commission has pledged to advance an EU-Turkey readmission agreement, which will address the crucial question of whether Turkey is considered a “safe country” by the EU.  Photograph: Thierry Charlier/AFP/Getty Images

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker: the commission has pledged to advance an EU-Turkey readmission agreement, which will address the crucial question of whether Turkey is considered a “safe country” by the EU. Photograph: Thierry Charlier/AFP/Getty Images

The provisional deal agreed late on Monday between the European Union and Turkey represents for many the last chance for Europe to deal with its biggest refugee crisis since the second World War.

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