The influx of economic refugees from Tunisia has exposed deep rifts in the European Union. Italy wants help in dealing with the thousands of immigrants who have arrived since the beginning of the year, but the rest of the bloc refuses to provide it. It is just one more example of an EU struggling to stay united.

- Behind the Migrant Row, Europe Keeps Shifting to the Far Right (Time, 18 april 2011)
- Ach, Europa! (Dagelijkse Standaard, 20 april 2011)