Italy to give 281 mn for Turkey refugees

(ANSA) - Brussels, November 25 - Italy will have to contribute more than 281 million euros to the 2.5 billion in aid the EU has pledged to refugees in Turkey via member countries' allocations, the European Commission said Wednesday. Italy is the fourth contributor with an 11.25% quota, after Germany, the UK and France. Turkey has had to deal with a flow of refugees from neighbouring war-torn Syria.