After the terrible photo of that dear, dead little boy, a deal was struck with Turkey, which worked out badly. The main result is that a growing number of refugees are held back at the Turkish border, whereas those who manage to enter Greece end up being stuck there. Some of them have been waiting for asylum for years. Europe keeps refugees on the Greek islands because, once they are on the mainland, they are no longer eligible for being accepted by Turkey, although in practice, that seldom happens anyway. Despite the urgency and appalling nature of the refugee problem within the EU, a solution is still a dismayingly long way off.

 For the full interview with Lilian Tsourdi on her research project, please visit the NWO website.