Brussels, my love? The new migration pact has few fans
This week, we are joined by Jan-Christoph Oetjen, German MEP from Renew Europe, Damien Boeselager, German MEP from Volt and Laura Shields from Red Thread EU. Our panel broke down the EU migration and asylum pact that got the green light from MEPs this week in Brussels. EU member states now need to rubber-stamp the deal - most likely by the end of this month. The huge stack of EU legislation has been under discussion for years. It seeks to change a status quo under which countries like Italy, Greece and Malta face the massive burden of processing and integrating refugees and asylum seekers. "I ...