Opinion: European refugee policy has failed

The European Union has been trying to harmonise its asylum and immigration policies for several years, and the situation in Lampedusa, Italy in February 2011 highlights the EU’s weaknesses and differences between member states.

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Deutsche Welle, 16.2.11: Fortress Europe? The EU continues to battle for a united asylum policy http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14845798,00.html

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