It is the new proposal of the European Union to try to solve the constant arrival of migrants to the countries of Southern Europe. Member States within the EU willing to receive migrants will receive from the community budget 6,000 euros per migrant. Another 500 euros will be given for each asylum seeker, to the migrants origin countries for “travel expenses”. The intention was advanced by the Financial Times and confirmed on the 21 of July by the European Commission, in a press release.
The plan follows in response to the closure of Italian ports and borders to migrants and the refusal by the governments of Hungary and Poland to integrate and host them. The EU also plans to fund processing centers for asylum seekers.
The Financial Times concludes that Spain will probably be “the biggest beneficiary” of the payment of 6,000 euros per migrant, taking into account that last week alone it welcomed 1,200 African migrants. The Netherlands, Portugal, Malta and France are also on the list of the Financial Times as countries that will benefit the most economically from the subsidies. ...
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