European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has welcomed an Italian proposal for a "migration compact" but did not commit to support the boldest and most controversial measures in it.
"I very much welcome your initiative which confirms the need for a European approach to migration that I have advocated since my election as president of the commission," Juncker wrote in a letter to Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi.
"Lik...
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