EU, Turkey agree 3bn euro aid deal to stem migrant crisis

The European Union and Turkey agreed on a deal to stem the migrant crisis including a three-billion-euro (USD 3.2-billion) aid package for Syrian refugees in Turkey, EU president Donald Tusk said after a summit in Brussels today.

"Our agreement sets out a clear plan for the timely re-establishment of order at our shared frontier. We will also step up our assistance to Syrian refugees in Turkey through a new refugee facility of three billion euros," Tusk told a press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.