More people die on EU borders than other borders in the world

 Patrick Cockburn

Patrick Cockburn

Patrick Cockburn is an award-winning Independent columnist who specialises in analysis of Iraq, Syria and wars in the Middle East. He has been with The Independent since 1990.

More people die on EU borders than other borders in the world
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Migrants are seen at the immigration centre on the southern Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy. File/ Reuters