The European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos is attempting to bridge tensions between EU member states before a series of summits on migration.
Mr. Avramopoulos is on damage control after Italy threatened to boycott German Chancellor Angela Merkel's informal summit set for this weekend.
That's because Italy sees the EU prioritizing German Chancellor Angela Merkel's immigration proposals rather than their own.
The commission published a draft plan, which ignores Italy's complaint some EU countries have done enough to share the burden of the migration crisis.
Avampolous says Italy isn't wrong and offered up possible reforms including calls for new legislation to create an EU Border Police.
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Arrival numbers are dropping since the height of the refugee crisis.
But still, Avramopoulos says the EU could still crumble if there's no consensus soon on asylum policy.
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OUT: "is at stake"
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