Defying the populist agenda?

Might a centre-right Greek politician, formerly in charge of defence policy, be able to reach a compromise among EU member states on immigration reform?

In a plenary debate on ghost ships and smugglers in the Mediterranean held at the European Parliament in Strasburg on Tuesday, Commissioner Avramopoulos front-loaded his presentation with what EU governments and MEPs worried about the terrorist attacks in Paris wanted to hear – security.

But he also suggested innovations are ne...