European Commission asks Belgium to receive 546 from Greece, 818 from Italy
The European Commission asked Belgium to receive 1,364 migrants from Syria and Eritrea who are now in Greece and Italy, in the name of European solidarity among member-states, Belgian news agency Belga reported on Wednesday.
The country will have to welcome 818 asylum seekers from Italy and 546 from Greece.
According to the report, Germany will bear the brunt of the EU’s migration policy agreements, as the country has been asked to host 8,763 out of 40,000 migrants who will “relocate” within the EU (24,000 from Italy and 16,000 from Greece). The number amounts to 21.91 pct of migrants. France follows with 16.8 pct and Spain with 10.72 pct.
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