This week on Utalk, many of you have commented on our latest edition of Reporter, which focused on the dramatic situation of migrants in Calais, in northern France.<br /><br /> Fleeing war and dictatorships, more clandestines than ever are seeking refuge in Europe, where politicians complain a lot about the situation, but appear powerless.<br /><br /> Samir asked us “What is the EU doing to handle these migratory flows?”, and Claude: “Is Europe able to take in these refugees?”<br /><br /> Our reporter, Valérie Gauriat, replies:<br /><br /> “What’s problematic for the European Union is that it is still desperate for a common immigration policy. There is a whole range of measures, but they’re often non-binding. <br /><br /> An agency called FRONTEX manages cooperation at Europe’s external borders, and that involves a vast and highly-disputed security apparatus.<br /><br /> Not only is the number of illegal migrants rising sharply as conflicts spread, but they take ever-greater risks to reach Europe. <br /><br /> Also, the European asylum system stumbles ov
