EU tries to thrash out refugee hosting deal
http://www.france24.comOfficials and diplomats said a deal was closer than ever after years of wrangling but efforts to get majority backing for the proposals hung in the balance as last-ditch negotiations in Luxembourg dragged over the divisive issue. Italy and Greece, dealing with the biggest number of arrivals, said they could not support the text on the table. Malta, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria and Slovakia also refused to back the agreement. Diplomats said a new compromise was being circulated to EU [...]
