Spain’s migrant crisis reopens deep EU rifts

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  Good morning from the Financial Times.

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  Today is Monday, August 3rd, and this is your FT News Briefing.

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  We have the scoop on mega merger talks in the pharmaceutical industry,

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  and new analysis breaks down the cost of wildfires ravaging Europe.

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  Plus, Spain's migrant crisis is reopening deep divisions in the EU.

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  I think some governments will use this to push some of their more hardline policies.

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  I'm Victoria Craig, and here's the news you need to start your day.

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  AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb have held talks to create the world's fourth biggest pharmaceutical company.

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  A tie-up would forge a $400 billion

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  giant in the industry and would help expand AstraZeneca's footprint in the United States.

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  Aaron Kirchfeld is part of the team that broke that story for the FT.

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  He joins me now.

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  Hi, Aaron.

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  Hi there.

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  So how advanced are these discussions?

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  What do we know about this so far?

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  So according to our sources, these talks have been going on for some time.

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  And like all deals, it's always hard to predict whether they'll reach a deal or not.

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  But it sounds like if things go smoothly, according to our sources,

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  that we could see something materialize in the near term.

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