E.U. leaders show little unity ahead of emergency conclave on refugees

Refugees from the Middle East are silhouetted against the setting sun as they walk on railway tracks from Serbia, in Roszke, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. (Darko Bandic/AP)

By Michael Birnbaum and Anthony Faiola-August 31 

BRUSSELS — European leaders traded barbs Monday about who was to blame for a worsening migration crisis, as mounting calls to take in desperate asylum-seekers mixed with skepticism that swift changes would actually take place.

E.U. Leaders Show Little Unity Ahead of Emergency Conclave on Refugees by Thavam Ratna