EU leaders pushed back European asylum reform to their ministers on Friday (14 December), without deciding on key obstacles to any progress.
It means it is unlikely that a common asylum policy reform can be agreed before the EU elections next May.
The migration debate at the EU summit, overshadowed by Brexit, brought home again the deep divisions between hardline anti-immigration member states and those, along with the Europe...
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Already a member? Login hereEszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.
Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.