Solidarity and asylum seekers: member states agreed to disagree

At the June 2015 European Council, European leaders were meant to come to an agreement in order to help Italy and Greece cope with the increasing number of migrants and asylum seekers arriving on their shores. They were invited to give their agreement on a proposal from the European Commission to set up a mandatory relocation scheme, i.e. a scheme defining the precise number of asylum seekers that should be relocated to each member state over the next two years.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: European Council, Brussels, 25-26 June 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-council-brussels-25-26-june-2015/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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