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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

EU Ministers Back Quota System For Migrants

European Union ministers have voted by a majority in favour of relocating 120,000 migrants and refugees across member states. The quota plan is aimed at taking the pressure off certain countries such as Germany - the final destination for many - as well as Italy and Greece where they first arrive. Four former communist nations - Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia - voted against the plan while Finland abstained, Czech interior minister Milan Chovanec said on Twitter.


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