The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held a current affairs debate on Wednesday morning on ”the need for an effective solidarity mechanism to relieve migratory pressure on frontline countries”. It was held at the initiative of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, which, after a visit to the island of Lesbos last May, undertook to relay to the European authorities the concerns of the 6,000 or so people housed in the temporary reception centre in...