A common EU asylum policy “has never existed,” said João Peixoto, a Lisbon University economist, migration specialist and professor at the same event, adding that “we will not have a common approach in the next few years either.” He advised the EU to instead try to cherish what is already in place. “There is one common approach,” he said, “the freedom of movement.” People moving from one country to another, even within the EU — “That is migration.” +