Greece plans to fast-track asylum claims to save EU-Turkey deal

European officials are becoming increasingly worried that the EU-Turkey deal could fall apart. With few returns and thousands of people trapped on the Greek islands, the EU is encouraging stronger measures – such as opening more detention centers on the islands to speed up asylum proceedings and facilitate deportations – to rescue the deal.

Turkey's refugee warning to open border with EU

Turkey’s strained relationship with the EU has boosted the hopes of refugees aiming to reach Europe.

Erdogan threatens to open borders to migrants after EU Parliament vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to throw open Turkey's borders to illegal migrants after the European Parliament voted to back a freeze in membership talks with Ankara.