Portugal leads drive for EU consensus on migration policy

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal has started consultations with other European Union countries to find common ground for a new policy on migration. The issue has caused humanitarian crises and deep political divisions in the bloc over how to respond. Portugal is working on a concept of “flexible, mandatory solidarity” between countries, according to a statement Tuesday from Portugal’s Home Affairs Minister. Defining what that concept entails is Portugal’s goal for a