Between principles and reality. The principles listed by Jacques Barrot, the vice-president of the European Commission, on the EU's asylum and immigration policy (see this section yesterday) is a framework which appears incontestable, in theory. It is when we move to the practical application of these general orientations that problems, and differences of opinion between the member states, start to rear their head; it isn't always easy to reconcile principles with reality. Here are a few...