07.09.2018

How Europe is making its migration problem worse

Nigerian migrant waits his turn to leave the Golfo Azzurro rescue vessel as it arrives at the port of Pozzallo, south of Sicily, Italy, with hundreds of migrants aboard, rescued by members of Proactive Open Arms NGO, on 17 June 2017 (photo picture alliance/AP Photo/E. Morenatti)

Ever since the apex of the refugee crisis, European leaders have been working in concert to prevent a new upsurge in arrivals. Whether their strategy of helping would-be migrants before they ever set out for Europe is the answer remains to be seen.