Despite talks that ran late into the night, European leaders failed to come up with a lasting framework for resettling refugees based on quotas yesterday. EU leaders instead agreed to a one-time resettlement of up to 60,000 asylum seekers who landed in Italy and Greece across the bloc over the next two years—but with special opt-out clauses for the UK, Ireland, and Denmark, and certain exemptions for Bulgaria and Hungary. In proper European fashion, the decision on specific refugee allotment was deferred to an EU ministerial meeting scheduled for the end of July.The exact terms of this “modest” deal are …read more
Source: The American Interest
