Seven worrying trends in the European refugee crisis

EU leaders could soon come to regret having crossed their fingers and moved the refugee crisis off the urgent pile in their in-tray. The author outlines seven trends...

+ Continuing crises in the neighbourhood
+ Increasing proportion of casualties
+ Changing demographics of refugees
+ Little evidence of policy impact
+ Fragile solutions
+ Beggar-thy-neighbour attitudes
+ Lack of political narratives

• Primary Source

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

Spiegel Online International, 18.10.16: Overflowing Camps. EU-Turkey Refugee Deal Dying in the Greek Islands http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/refugee-situation-in-greece-a-threat-to-turkey-eu-deal-a-1117013.html

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