article_snippet.sent: Six months later, the argument about how to handle unprecedented numbers of desperate people heading for Europe continues unabated.
article_snippet.sent: After the latest sinking, the European Commission called an urgent meeting of foreign and interior ministers, saying that "the reality is stark and our actions must therefore be bold.
article_snippet.sent: These are human lives at stake, and the European Union as a whole has a moral and humanitarian obligation to act.
article_snippet.sent: the European Union Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini, who is Italian, said Sunday: "EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini, who is Italian need to save human lives all together, as all together
article_snippet.sent: EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini, who is Italian need to protect EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini, who is Italian borders and to fight the trafficking of human beings."  
article_snippet.sent: But bold action is rarely a hallmark of the European Union.
article_snippet.sent: The recently installed head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker, has set out The recently installed head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker priorities -- but The recently installed head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker are yet to be acted upon.
article_snippet.sent: Jean-Claude Junker has also argued for greater assistance to the European Asylum Support Office, which is based in Malta, arguing for "more thorough risk assessments to spot problem areas before problem areas become overloaded.
article_snippet.sent: Most controversially, Jean-Claude Junker is proposing Europe adopt a common asylum system, saying that "one and the same applicant for asylum can have a 70-75% chance of being granted asylum in one country of the European Union and less than 1%, with the same reasons, in another country.
article_snippet.sent: But progress toward a Europe-wide approach on migration is painfully slow.
article_snippet.sent: The European Commission plans to publish a policy document next month, but member states are in no hurry to grapple with such a politically explosive and costly subject.
article_snippet.sent: In the meantime, the argument in European meetings is likely to focus on priorities, with some (the UK and Germany) likely to argue that more resources must be devoted to cracking down on the lucrative people-smuggling racket.
article_snippet.sent: what is Europe going to do?READ