The European Commission has proposed to relocate 20,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece to other EU states.
The Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, is also encouraging EU countries to focus on “actions not words”.
It’s good for headlines, or tweets, but will it stand the test of time?
Unfortunately there is no “quick fix” for this problem.
Instead, what the European Union needs is an honest approach to the increasing flows of refugees. People are not co...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.