Four countries at Europe’s frontier will continue to bear brunt of crisis, refugees yet to make journey will still view sea as logical optionTo misquote the first man on the moon: the EU’s new migration agreement is one small step forwards for European bureaucrats, and one giant leap sideways for mankind. On the plus side, the decision by the majority of EU members to accept 40,000 asylum seekers currently in Italy and Greece is at least a start. With nationalism and xenophobia on the rise throughout Europe, the argument goes, the continent’s leaders were still brave enough to share at least a fraction of the Italian and Greek burden. Related: Mediterranean migrants: EU leaders agree voluntary intake after heated talks Continue reading...
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