Syrian migrants walk along a road after crossing the border between Austria and Germany in October 2015.
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The European Union is a confederation of states, each with its own agenda and perspective. As a result, the EU’s responses to migration crises are critically flawed.
Leaving the EU has meant leaving a series of agreements on immigration.
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Because of its geography, the UK must put an end to uncertainty over asylum policy after Brexit.
Waiting at the asylum registration centre at the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Newly proposed ‘controlled centres’ in the EU must not breach migrants’ human rights.
Food is handed out by the NGO ‘SOS Mediterranee’ to people on the Aquarius.
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Spain has agreed to allow the Aquarius, a boat carrying 629 migrants, to dock in Valencia. But the EU remains gridlocked over asylum rules.