EU to propose mandatory migrant settlement quotas: report
London (AFP) - The executive body of the European Union will propose that countries share responsibility for housing thousands of refugees arriving in Europe from across the Mediterranean, The Times reported on Monday.
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday will propose a "mandatory migrant quota system" under which the EU's 28 member states will share responsibility for migrants during times of emergency, the British newspaper reported.
"To ensure a fair and balanced participation of all member states to this common effort... the EU needs a permanent system for sharing the responsibility for large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers among member states," the proposal reads, according to the newspaper.
The number of refugees sent to each country would be decided according to a "redistribution key" based on GDP, population size, unemployment rate and past numbers of asylum seekers, it added.
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