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European leaders take group photo at Granada summit

7 October 2023
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2023-10-07 19:32

European leaders posed for a group photo in Granada, southern Spain, where they gathered for the third meeting of the European Political Community. Poland and Hungary expressed outrage at planned changes to Europe's migration system, vowing to veto the proposals at European Union summit two days after member states approved a key agreement. 

One of the most hotly disputed issues among EU member states, migration tops Brussels' agenda after thousands of asylum seekers landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa, highlighting the urgency of consolidating a unified European response. 

But Spain, which holds the European presidency, failed to put the crisis on the agenda of Thursday's EPC summit, which groups the EU with their European neighbours, in a move that frustrated several nations, notably Italy and Britain. 

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