Deepening divisions among EU members
Planned distribution of asylum seekers sets right-wing nationalist/populist politicians against pan-European humanitarians
London
THE European Union's decision on Tuesday to distribute 120,000 asylum seekers among member states - forced through by a majority vote over bitter objections from four eastern members - underlined the bloc's widening cleavages.
Nearly half-a-million migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe this year, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - a number that is only expected to rise.
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