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Monday, September 7, 2015

Germany to take 31,000 refugees, France 24,000 under EU plan: source

Brussels (AFP) - Germany and France would take nearly half of the 120,000 refugees to be relocated from frontline states under a plan by European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, a European source said Monday. According to Juncker's proposal for mandatory quotas for EU states which is set to be unveiled Wednesday, Germany would take 31,443 and France 24,031, to relieve the burden on Greece, Italy and Hungary, the source told AFP. Join the conversation about this story »


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