The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, urged the co-legislators, on Wednesday 13 September in Strasbourg, to conclude the work on the ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ at a time when an agreement “has never been so close” and when the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have an “historic opportunity” to show European voters and citizens that the EU “can manage migration with humanity and compassion”.
The co-legislators are currently...