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Holding Its Tongue on Democracy, EU Presses Arab Leaders to Stem Migration

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WSJ
By Jared Malsin

First-of-its-kind summit focused on curbing migrants, not on human rights.

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt—European Union officials used a first-of-its-kind summit here this week to press Arab leaders to create stability and stem migration but played down calls for democracy, reflecting a desire for calm after years of border tumult.

The two-day meeting between the EU and the Arab League ended Monday without a formal agreement on migration or security cooperation. The assembled leaders issued a declaration that calls for unspecified efforts to address issues ranging from climate change to wars in Yemen, Libya…

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