The EU says the arrangement would discourage people from paying smuggler’s fees and risking their lives to make the perilous Aegean crossing from Turkey to Greece.
Umoja wa Ulaya unasema makubaliano hayo yanaweza kuwakatisha tamaa watu kuwapa hongo watu wanafanya biashara ya kuwasaidia wahamiaji na hivyo kupunguza vitendo hivyo vinavyohatarisha maisha yao kwa kujaribu kuvuka mpaka isivyo halali kwenda Ugiriki kutokea Uturuki.