Immigration is an EU-wide issue, but a collective approach to finding solutions is proving elusive

The EU is struggling to deal with the migration issue. Photo: PA

John Downing

The EU’s radical right politicians have proved skilful at blaming other grievances – such as housing shortages, problems accessing public services such as health and housing, and rising prices – on immigrants.

The issue of migration, or more accurately the fears that it stokes in some, has been seized on by far-right political movements in many of the 27 EU member states.