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European Union’s proposed new migration pact generates dissatisfaction on all sides
In frontier nations there’s worry over the administrative burden. Those involved in rescue missions in the Mediterranean that there are no new funds to patrol the sea. And among politicians who want to block migration, there’s concern that refugee cases should be dealt with outside the Union.
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Respect for international law 'not optional', says EU chief
In a thinly-veiled reference to the UK, EU chief Charles Michel said "respect for treaties, a basic principle of international law, comes to be considered optional even by those who, until recently, were its historical guarantors".
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Euroviews. David Miliband: It’s time the EU restarts and scales up refugee resettlement after COVID-19 ǀ View
Resettlement programmes were put on pause by coronavirus pandemic, leaving refugees heading to EU countries to start a new life in limbo. The EU's new Migration Pact needs to be more ambitious in what it can do for those needed sanctuary.
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Euroviews. The EU needs urgent reform. A strong Europe doesn't exist without flourishing member states ǀ View
The EU cannot be found at offices in Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg but rather in the history and in the spirit of the peoples of which it is composed. If Europe rejects its nations, she will lose her soul.