EU leaders claim breakthrough on migration
EU leaders say they have achieved a breakthrough on migration, bolstering the EU’s external borders and expanding solidarity among member states to ease pressure on Greece, Italy and others. ABC News reports that the EU will screen migrants in North Africa for asylum eligibility and set up control centers within the EU. https://abcn.ws/2Kg6FpG
US: initiative to reunite child migrants with parents
Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced that it is offering to donate 1 million USD worth of rapid DNA analyzers and related technology to support efforts to reunite children and parents recently separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Company President Marc Casper said the offer was an “example of how we can provide technology to address a societal challenge . . . to help reunite children with their families, here and all over the world.” https://bit.ly/2Kjf2Rt
Jordan says it cannot accept more Syrian refugees
The Associated Press…