Greece border abuses highlight Europe's clashing priorities on migration

“Among member states, there is currently no other consensus than on border control,” said Camino Mortera-Martínez, the head of the Brussels office of the Centre for European Reform. “The debate on common asylum policy is going nowhere, so countries on external borders are left to their own devices.”

...“The EU as an organization, and Greece as a frontline state, have a legal obligation to protect the external borders of the Schengen area,” said Ms. Mortera-Martínez, referring to Europe’s internal borderless region. “Because once someone comes in, they can freely move around.”