MEPs expect the European Council to make progress on reforming the European asylum system and, generally, on the issue of migration to the EU. That is the message they sent on Wednesday 4 October, in a debate on preparation of the European summit on 19-20 October. The debate was attended by European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Estonian Foreign Minister Matti Maasikas.
Migration will be the first item on the agenda for the forthcoming Council, which will also discuss...