Map showing main migratory routes into the EU — land & sea
DW: EU leaders meet as divisions cloud asylum and migration talks
Some EU leaders are attending a mini-summit in Brussels. They'll discuss differing approaches to how the bloc can deal with a sustained stream of migrants and refugees seeking a new life in Europe.
The leaders of 16 EU member states gathered in Brussels on Sunday for an "informal working meeting" hastily arranged amid a crackdown on NGO rescue ships operating in the Mediterranean Sea. It is taking place ahead of a critical EU summit on Thursday and Friday.
Recent disputes, mainly in Germany and Italy, have exposed divisions on migration and asylum policy — which the EU has been trying to overhaul since the 2015 migrant crisis — between EU member states.
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WNU Editor: As I had mentioned in a post yesterday, this summit is to save Merkel's coalition and her job. But I do not see many EU states backing her, and I am sure that her coalition partners .... facing regional elections this fall that would surely hurt them if this continues .... are looking for a way to ditch her. On a side note. Thanks to German Chancellor's open border policy, more evidence today that she is fueling the rise of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to its highest ratings .... Migration fight erodes support for German conservatives; far-right AfD gains (Reuters).
More News On Today's EU Summit On The Migrant Crisis
The Latest: EU Migration Crisis -- AP
Merkel presses over migration as 'European solution' fails -- Reuters
EU leaders back Africa, Balkans migrant reception centers -- AP
Divided EU leaders meet over migration at 'mini-summit' -- Al Jazeera
Malta, Italy migrant spat leaves German rescue ship in limbo -- DW
Austria threatens to reinstate border checks if Germany turns away migrants at its southern frontier as EU leaders arrive in Brussels for crunch summit on how to tackle crisis -- Daily Mail
Spain committed to European migration solution: PM -- Reuters
Italy criticizes Malta over migrant ship ahead of EU summit -- Reuters
Highlights: EU leaders discuss migration in Brussels -- Reuters
