The disbursement of 32 million euros to Turkey in aid of efforts to deter refugee traffickers is being decided on Wednesday by the German parliament’s budget committee, according to German media, ANA reports.
The money is intended “to support Turkey in restoring the operational capability of its coast guard,” while a February 23 report of the German interior ministry to the budget committee claimed that this capability is currently “not guaranteed at all, due to ongoing rescue operations for refugees and migrants who are in danger and also due to efforts to prevent illegal migration.” The same document mentions that the expenditure is “unavoidable” as it would otherwise “seriously impair state interests of a political nature.”
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