Italy’s migration crisis is a clear threat to European unity

While the migration crisis has eased in other EU countries such as Greece, Italy’s coastline remains an entrance point for irregular migration. Roland Benedikter and Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski track Italy’s attempts to deal with the problem. They argue that the absence of solidarity from the rest of the EU is fostering Euroscepticism and that it would be in the EU’s long-term interest to provide the country with greater support.

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ESO: Background information: Malta Declaration by the members of the European Council on the external aspects of migration: addressing the Central Mediterranean route http://www.europeansources.info/record/malta-declaration-by-the-members-of-the-european-council-on-the-external-aspects-of-migration-addressing-the-central-mediterranean-route/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

ESO: Background information: Why a refugee deal with Libya is a bad idea http://www.europeansources.info/record/why-a-refugee-deal-with-libya-is-a-bad-idea/

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