EU ministers agree migrant quota plan

European Union ministers have agreed to relocate 120,000 asylum- seekers to ease the strain on Greece and Italy, which are on the front line of the migrant flood
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RELOCATION SCHEME BREAKDOWN PER MEMBER STATE*

Initial allocation of 66,000 From Greece From Italy

Germany 17,036 France 12,962 Spain 8,113 Poland 5,082 Netherlands 3,900 Romania 2,475 Belgium 2,448 Sweden 2,397 Austria 1,953 Portugal 1,642 Czech Rep. 1,591 Hungary 1,294 Finland 1,286 Bulgaria 852 Slovakia 802 Croatia 568 Lithuania 416 Slovenia 337 Latvia 281 Luxembourg 237 Estonia 199 Cyprus 147 Malta 71

Total of 120,000 people to be relocated

54,000 Relocated next year – from Italy and Greece unless another country would benefit (proposal to relocate people from Hungary dropped)

50,400 Relocated from Greece within two months

Additional 40,000 people Relocated from Italy and Greece over two years (approved in July)

15,600 Relocated from Italy within two months
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COUNTRIES NOT OBLIGED TO PARTICIPATE

Ireland: Ready to take 4,000 people

Denmark: Will accept 1,000 people

UK: Has opted out, but will resettle 20,000 refugees from camps near Syria over five years

Norway, Switzerland: Ready to participate
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*Will be amended to take into account participation of Norway and Switzerland

Source: European Commission Picture: Associated Press

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