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.

Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP
The European Commission president, Ursula Von der Leyen, meets with Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the Presidential Palace at Cairo, March 17, 2024. Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP

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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