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Merkel, Hollande to meet with Tsipras; refugee crisis, EU deal with Turkey cited

By Nikos Bellos

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is scheduled to hold a joint meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in Brussels at roughly 12.15 p.m. local time, at the permanent German liaison office to the EU.

According to Greek government sources, the ongoing refugee issue and a draft of an agreement with Turkey (the country from where the majority of third country nationals now streaming into the EU disembark) will be discussed.