Wednesday, September 23, 2015

EU Ministers Approve Migrant Relocation Plan in Face of Eastern Opposition



EU interior ministers have approved a plan to share out 120-thousand refugees among member states, overriding vehement opposition from four eastern nations.

Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia all voted against the proposals. Finland abstained.

Slovakia said the move had “nonsensically” caused a deep rift and vowed not to implement a quota.

Diplomats said ministers had voted to launched the scheme, backed by Germany and other big powers, in a bid to tackle the continent’s worst refugee crisis since World War Two.

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Source: Euronews

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