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Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni (second left) with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (third left) at a migrant centre in Lampedusa, Italy, in 2023 (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

Infighting on migration as EU leaders meet in Brussels

It remained unclear if EU leaders could agree any joint words on migration on the eve of Thursday’s (17 October) summit, but they will pledge aid to Ukraine and call for less violence in Lebanon.

Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, and Sweden were among those pushing for urgent enforcement of a monumental EU migration and asylum pact, which included “solidarity” ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni (second left) with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (third left) at a migrant centre in Lampedusa, Italy, in 2023 (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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