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The thousands of immigrants trying to enter the EU are causing political tension between member states (Photo: European Commission)

EU states bicker over immigration issues

EU justice ministers meeting to discuss how to present a more unified front on tackling immigration have ended up taking side swipes at each other about who is to blame for the thousands of mainly African migrants coming to Europe's southern shores.

With the bulk of the migrants coming to the Canary Islands, Spanish justice minister Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar made a formal plea to his colleagues for financial aid to help tackle the problem.

"We want money, resources, means, deter...

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The thousands of immigrants trying to enter the EU are causing political tension between member states (Photo: European Commission)

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