The European Commission is calling on countries along the Balkans migration route into Europe to do more to provide shelter for people fleeing conflict or poverty. The EU is specifically looking at Ankara to ease the migrant crisis and last year agreed on a $3.4 billion plan to help the nation deal with the 2.75 million refugees it harbors. Since last year, about 880,000 people have made a crossing from Turkey into Greece and on to Germany and the EU's heartland. [...] Wednesday's European Commission report on Turkey insists Ankara needs to make progress in stopping the crossings fast and beef up action against human traffickers. Police say a recent grenade attack on an asylum seekers' home in Germany wasn't triggered by hatred on refugees, but suspect it was caused by rivalry between different companies involved in providing safety for asylum centers.
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