The EU’s new migration policy is laced with the progressive language of “migration management”, of accepting that migration flows cannot be stopped, only better managed. There is nothing especially seismic about the latest version of the EU’s migration policy, which was unveiled on Tuesday afternoon. Europe, one document says, “must create genuine prospects of resettlement to the EU to discourage irregular and dangerous journeys”. In a carrot-and-stick approach, Europe is offering aid, trade and expertise to countries bearing the brunt of migration flows in the Middle East and north Africa. But the policy’s content suggests that Europe still has not accepted this reality.

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2016 04:52 UTC