Brussels – The European Union’s 28 leaders are expected to meet for the European Council in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss migration, a controversial proposal to set up asylum-seeker processing centres in northern Africa, security, and the economy.

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Migration and asylum policy. Member states are deeply divided over how to handle the flow of Europe-bound refugees, despite a significant drop in arrivals.

Discussions about reforming the EU’s Dublin Regulation, which requires refugees to apply for asylum in the country they first arrive, reaching a joint migration deal and agreeing on countries’ responsibilities take place amid growing discord.

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