CRI听力:Erdogan Derides Europe's Refugee Policy

Turkey's president has derided Europe for not taking in more refugees - a cold response to a European Union plan to give new aid and concessions to Ankara in exchange for stemming the uNPRecedented flow of people across borders.

EU leaders meeting at a summit in Brussels agreed to give "political support" for an action plan for Turkey, including easier access to EU visas for Turkish citizens and sped-up EU membership talks.

In a speech on Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not address the refugee offer but accused the EU of being insincere about Turkey's membership.

"If you look at the EU countries today, many of them are behind Turkey when it comes to the EU legislation because Turkey is ahead economically speaking, in terms of the Copenhagen criteria and other factors. We are doing much better than many of those countries but unfortunately, they are not sincere."

Turkey hosts more refugees than any other country in the world.

Hundreds of thousands are sheltered in refugee camps, but many more are left to fend for themselves.

Europe has seen 600,000 new arrivals this year.