Migration Row Heightens Tensions at European Leaders Summit
- Poland, Hungary make demand ahead of Granada gathering
- Migration is an increasingly urgent issue for EU leaders
Rescuers approach a migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea in August.
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Tensions with Poland and Hungary over migration flows are complicating efforts by European Union leaders to agree on a joint declaration after a summit in Granada, Spain.
At a meeting of EU ambassadors Wednesday, Poland and Hungary reiterated a demand that a Granada declaration on the EU’s strategic agenda due Friday should add references to earlier leaders’ conclusions stating that migration issues should be resolved by consensus, according to people familiar with the issue.