London: After an unparalleled tide of asylum-seekers washed onto European shores last summer and autumn, the continent's leaders vowed to use the relative calm of winter to bring order to a process marked by chaos. But with only weeks to go before more favourable spring currents are expected to trigger a fresh surge of arrivals, the continent is no better prepared. And in critical respects, it is even worse. Ideas that were touted as answers to the crisis last year have either failed or remain stuck in limbo. Continental unity lies in tatters, with countries striking out to forge their own solutions - often involving a razor-wire fence. And even the nations that have been the...
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