The leaders of the European Union are once again taking up the divisive issue of migration when they meet in Granada, Spain. The meeting comes just days after envoys of the 27 members struck a deal that was hailed as a major step forward toward finally adopting a long-awaited New Pact on Migration and Asylum. But the differences still separating countries were evident on Friday when Hungarian leader Viktor Orban said that a consensus was impossible in the foreseeable future. The deal must now go to the European Parliament for negotiations before final approval by member states. Countless thousands of migrants have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in recent years.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, however, remained optimistic when she took her turn before the microphones just moments after Orbán. She called the deal a “big success.” The EU has been trying to forge a new common policy on migration ever since it was overwhelmed in 2015 by well over 1 million arrivals, mostly refugees fleeing war in Syria.
The issue of migration was not going to be a priority of this informal meeting, where leaders already had the prickly question of how to continue with. Italy has seen an influx of people arriving in recent months, including the arrival of 7,000 people to the tiny
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