Europe’s Latest Migrant Crisis Threatens the European Union Itself
Disputes between member states over how to confront the challenge are raising tensions inside the EU.
Europe’s Latest Migrant Crisis Threatens the European Union Itself
Soeren Kern | National Review | October 2, 2023
Europe’s migrant crisis has returned with a vengeance, and disputes between EU member states over how to confront the challenge are plunging the bloc into an existential crisis. In a single week in September, more than 10,000 young males from Africa and the Middle East arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, which has a population of 6,000 and a migrant-reception capacity of only 400. Hundreds of thousands more migrants are poised to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in hopes of reaching European shores before winter arrives.
