Divisions Over Immigration Expose EU’s Fault Lines at Summit
- Eastern countries want migration policy focused on borders
- EU President Tusk says bloc divided over immigration, euro
Migrants on the Hungary/ Serbia border in April.
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A bloc of Eastern European countries advocated for a toughening of the European Union’s immigration policy, setting the stage for a heated exchange at a summit on Thursday.
When it comes to the future of the euro, “the divide is between North and South, when it comes to migration it is between East and West,” said European Council President Donald Tusk. “These divisions are accompanied by emotions which make it hard to find even common language.”