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The invisible migration crisis on von der Leyen’s doorstep
Numbers are reaching 2015 crisis levels again, and are likely to rise further. But will the EU act in time?
You don’t need to walk far from the vast concrete and glass structures that house the EU’s monolithic institutions before confronting the bloc’s most divisive issue: migration.
- Barbara Moens
- Politico
A couple of kilometers from the European Commission’s Brussels headquarters, dozens of single men sleep on the streets every night, waiting for their chance to register for asylum and hoping to find shelter.
Recently, even children have had to spend their nights outside.
“People will not let me sleep in front of their doors or shops, so every night, my…