Europe, Reeling From Strain, Tells Economic Migrants: Don’t Bother
By JAMES KANTER and SEWELL CHAN
Remarks by Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, signaled Europe’s determined turn away from Germany’s approach to absorbing migrants.
Remarks by Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, signaled Europe’s determined turn away from Germany’s approach to absorbing migrants.
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