EU proposes a new plan for migration and asylum
This week the EU Commission unveiled its long-awaited plan to overhaul EU asylum procedures, aiming to unify European capitals behind a common migration policy after years of deadlock and acrimony. Yannis Palaiologos, Kathimerini and SKAI TV’s EU correspondent in Brussels, joins us to break down the details behind the proposed plan and what it means for frontline states like Greece.
You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here:
Migration pact eyes ‘mandatory solidarity’ in EU
EU tries to sell migrant pact amid claims the hardliners won
Archbishop Elpidophoros meets with Pompeo in Washington
Cyprus says committed to peace talks, but not at gunpoint
Peace process not under conditions of intimidation and threats, President stresses
The EU did not act in united fashion, Cyprus President tells Le Figaro