Instead you would do what? Just ignore one of the big 4
Boy is this some false dichotomy.
I guess it's just the way it goes though. You go to Germany, you discuss trade. You go to Belguim, you discuss EU policy. You go to Italy, you discuss how much you love drowning poor people out at sea. Those are your only options.
Well no. Italy actually seems to have made progress on stopping the number of crossings attempted by making deals and investments with/in north African coastal countries.
Boy is this some false dichotomy.
I guess it's just the way it goes though. You go to Germany, you discuss trade. You go to Belguim, you discuss EU policy. You go to Italy, you discuss how much you love drowning poor people out at sea. Those are your only options.