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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-05-28
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[01] European Commission presents plan for relocation of 40,000 asylum
seekers from Greece, Italy
[01] European Commission presents plan for relocation of 40,000 asylum
seekers from Greece, Italy
BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA/ M. Aroni) The European Commission on Wednesday
proposed the relocation of 16,000 asylum seekers in Greece and 24,000
in Italy to other EU member-states within two years, presenting the
actions under the European Agenda for Migration.
The Commission's proposal calls for the relocation of 40,000 asylum
seekers that reached Greece and Italy after April 15 2015, of which 40
percent are Syrians and Eritreans. The Commission said that the relocation
will be carried out over a period of two years, while Italy and Greece
must promise to improve procedures for examining asylum applications.
European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos, presenting
the Commission's proposals, stressed that the target was to ensure a
"minimum degree of solidarity" while at the same time "securing European
borders and saving lives."
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