EU Migration Crisis -- September 23, 2015

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Washington Post: European leaders struggle over deep splits on migrant crisis efforts

BRUSSELS — European leaders moved Wednesday toward a messy showdown over the continent’s refugee crisis amid increasingly bitter divisions — and even possible court challenges — over how to cope with the crush of asylum seekers and others.

The conclave comes a day after European Union interior ministers pushed through a plan to spread 120,000 asylum seekers across Europe over the strenuous objections of four Central European nations.

The rare maneuver to force countries to adopt policies against their will raised questions about the line between sovereignty and European unity.

One opponent, Slovakia, upped the ante, warning it would reject the E.U. resettlement decision and threatening to oppose it in court.

WNU Editor: The problem with all of this talk to resettle migrants and refugees in Europe is that they are forecasting 120,000 refugees/migrants when all the critics know that Europe is now facing literally millions who want to migrate to the EU. This is not even a stop-gap measure ... .if anything .... and I am seeing and reading it now on social media and in news sites from other countries .... this resettlement plan will only encourage more people to make the decision to drop everything and flee to Europe.

EU Migration Crisis -- September 23, 2015

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EU response plans on migration crisis -- Reuters
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Romania can manage its EU-allotted migrant quota: President -- Reuters
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Divided EU leaders to offer cash for Syria refugees -- Reuters
Germany asks European Commission to extend border controls -- Reuters
Migrants are disguising themselves as Syrians to enter Europe -- Washington Post
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Europe stumbles towards a migrant plan -- BBC
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