Brussels, 24/09/2015 (Agence Europe) - Several member states raised the question of the budgetary impact of hosting refugees on their territory, on Thursday 24 September at the extraordinary European summit on the EU's response to the migration challenge (see EUROPE 11395).
Italy and Austria argue that the mass influx of migrants constitutes an exceptional circumstance within the meaning of the Stability and Growth Pact.
How can it not be, given the fact that the issue has led to the...