UK must decide if it will take part in plan to relocate refugees fleeing to Italy and Greece from Syria and Eritrea, as it is has an opt-out on EU asylum policyEuropean Union countries are to take in 40,000 Syrian and Eritrean asylum seekers who flee to Italy and Greece, under proposals from the EU executive in Brussels. It is seen as the first step in a highly controversial plan to introduce new immigration quotas across the union.The European commission’s radical blueprint has run into a wall of resistance in national capitals since it was announced earlier this month in response to the mass drownings of migrants in the Mediterranean. Related: An extraordinary escape: survivors of migrant boat disaster tell their stories Continue reading...
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