The Refugee Crisis Challenges Europe

It took the deaths of 800 refugees in a single incident in the Mediterranean, last April, to spur European leaders into action. But while they promised comprehensive action to deal with the forced displacement of populations through wars and persecution, they failed to deliver when challenging measures were proposed. Now that a further 185 people have drowned, during a search and rescue operation involving the LÉ Niamh, prevarication is no longer an option.

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