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EU Leaders Pledge One Billion Euro To Help Syrian Refugees

EU leaders have pledged one billion euro to help refugees fleeing conflict in Syria. 

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Officials said late-night talks on the refugee crisis in Brussels went better than expected. 

Ministers also agreed to tighten controls with EU-backed border personnel.

Speaking afterwards, the meeting's chairman Donald Tusk said "the greatest tide of refugees and migrants is yet to come".

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