Afghanistan Could Be Catalyst for Common EU Migration Policy: Commissioner

Afghanistan Could Be Catalyst for Common EU Migration Policy: Commissioner
European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas speaks during a news conference on the safe resumption of activities in the cultural and creative sectors, at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on June 29, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via Reuters
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ZURICH—Events in Afghanistan could be a catalyst for the European Union to forge a common migration policy, European Commissioner Margaritis Schinas said in a newspaper interview.

EU states are concerned that the Taliban takeover could trigger a replay of the crisis of 2015/16, when the arrival of more than a million migrants, predominantly from the Middle East, stretched security and welfare systems and fueled support for far-right groups.