The leaders of the European Union and Turkey have agreed on a draft plan to stem the flow of Syrian refugees into Europe. Under a tentative deal reached after 12 hours of discussion in Brussels, Turkey would take back all migrants arriving in Greece. In exchange for each migrant returned, the E.U. would resettle one Syrian already in Turkey, as well as increase aid funding.
Leaders are hopeful the deal will be finalized at a summit on March 17-18. The ongoing refugee crisis marks Europe's biggest since World War II, with more than one million refugees entering the E.U. by boat last year.
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