The European Commission plans to
include Syrians and Eritreans among asylum seekers to be
redistributed among European Union member states in emergency
measures benefitting Italy and Greece, sources in Brussels said
Thursday.
The countries of destination and nationality of asylum
seekers to be sent there will be established according to
precise criteria, as will the percentage of people to be
redistributed from the two beneficiary states.
The total number of people to be moved from Italy and
Greece will be made known at a meeting on 27 May.
It is a "very politically sensitive" matter that is
expected to spark debate, sources said.
Unconfirmed reports suggest the number could range from
20,000 to 50,000 people.
Italy and Greece are in the front line in the Mediterranean
migrant crisis, with most recent applications for political
asylum coming from Syrians, followed by Eritreans.
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