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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

[EU]: AlJazeera - Opinion Greece: The murky moat of fortress Europe



Picture belonging to the same article: Greek Police officers check the IDs of migrants living in Athens [EPA]
Europe has a reputation as a bastion of progressive values. A continent that left behind the scars of a great war and several smaller ones; that did away with colonialism and has become a beacon for tolerance and acceptance. Not all agree, of course. A closer look at the European Union's migration policy casts dark shadows over a continent that prides itself on being the birthplace of the Enlightenment.