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'In 2014 around 200,000 potential asylum seekers landed in Italy alone' (Photo: noborder network)

Defying the populist agenda?

Might a centre-right Greek politician, formerly in charge of defence policy, be able to reach a compromise among EU member states on immigration reform?

In a plenary debate on ghost ships and smugglers in the Mediterranean held at the European Parliament in Strasburg on Tuesday, Commissioner Avramopoulos front-loaded his presentation with what EU governments and MEPs worried about the terrorist attacks in Paris wanted to hear – security.

But he also suggested innovations are ne...

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'In 2014 around 200,000 potential asylum seekers landed in Italy alone' (Photo: noborder network)

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