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© 2019 AFPErdogan threatens to open Europe gates for refugees
By Peter MURPHY BUDAPEST©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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IloveCoffee
That's all he can do - threaten, but in reality, he has a very little leverage over Europe. For one, the majority of refugees in Turkey have already settled down, and even if he "opens up the gate", he can't force "millions of refugees" to move to Europe. They are not cattle. Some probably will, but not all. But also, if he does "open up the gates" and several hundred thousand refugees do try to move to Europe over a period of at least an year, what happens next? It's over for Turkey. He would have use the only card he has.
Germany, which is the country likely to suffer the most from any refugees coming from Turkey, is ironically the country that helps the Erdogan regime remain in power by investing millions into the new Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Turkey.