Crisis Over Refugees From North Africa Could Turn Into a Flood, Despite Europe’s $8 Billion Deal With Egypt
EU courts Cairo in a bid to ease the flow of asylum seekers across the Mediterranean — but as illegal arrivals grow, averting another crisis will be easier said than done.

There is Brussels, gray and bureaucratic, and there is reality — multicolored and often messy. Rarely do the two match up, and the latest lovefest between the EU and an African country is testament to that.
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