This time last year EU leaders were ready to do whatever it takes to ramp up action on migration control and repatriation.
Following last February's EU summit where leaders agreed to threaten to suspend aid, tariff-free trade and visa access to countries that refuse to take back failed asylum seekers, further details were set out in a letter to leaders from European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.
The letter stated that "the commission is working closely with member s...
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.