On Monday 26 June, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, sent a letter to the European leaders who will be debating migration at the European Summit on 29 and 30 June, in which she considers it “essential” to forge new partnerships with third countries, while continuing to work on implementing the ‘Asylum and Migration Pact’.
“Last week’s shipwreck is yet another call to action”, emphasised the President of the Commission, referring to the shipwreck...