New EU proposal to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers

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News sources in early September 2015 suggested that the European Commission would introduce new proposals on the 9 September 2015 to deal with the European migration challenge. In particular, it would focus on plans to redistribute up to 160,000 asylum seekers arriving in countries such as Italy, Greece and Hungary.

On the 4 September 2015 the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) António Guterres, emphasised the European Union faced a 'defining moment', as he has laid out a set of key guidelines which he said should underpin all efforts to resolve the current refugee and migration crisis facing Europe.

See also the related url hyperlink below to comments from the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Nils Muižnieks who said in an article published in many European newspapers on the 2 September 2015 that 'For many years European countries have been warned about the inadequacy of their immigration and asylum systems. Now, with increased refugee arrivals and more frequent tragedies, this system is showing all its weaknesses. But refugee arrivals are not the real cause of this collapse. The real reason is political ... The real problem is not the arrival of refugees, but this desultory, almost hysterical response to it. More than a refugee crisis, this is a political one, where States demand less Europe, when in reality we need more. To save a Europe of solidarity and human rights, we must rethink its approach to migration'.

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ESO: Background information: Refugee chaos in Budapest http://www.europeansources.info/record/refugee-chaos-in-budapest/
ESO: Background information: Justice and Home Affairs Council, Brussels, 14 September 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/justice-and-home-affairs-council-brussels-14-september-2015/
ESO: Background information: Number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece soars 750 per cent over 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/number-of-refugees-and-migrants-arriving-in-greece-soars-750-per-cent-over-2014/
ESO: Background information: Italy counts 90,000 sea migrant arrivals so far this year http://www.europeansources.info/record/italy-counts-90000-sea-migrant-arrivals-so-far-this-year/
UNHCR: News, 04.09.15: UNHCR chief issues key guidelines for dealing with Europe's refugee crisis http://www.unhcr.org/55e9793b6.html
Council of Europe: News, 02.09.15: Europe can do more to protect refugees http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/europe-can-do-more-to-protect-refugees
Council of Europe: News, 04.09.15: UNHCR and Council of Europe leaders stress need to protect human rights of refugees http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/unhcr-and-council-of-europe-leaders-stress-need-to-protect-human-rights-of-refugees
ESO: Background information: MEPs want a binding and permanent scheme to distribute asylum seekers in the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-meps-want-a-binding-and-permanent-scheme-to-distribute-asylum-seekers-in-the-eu/
Blog: Open Europe, 04.09.15: Juncker prepares new push for refugee quotas http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/juncker-prepares-new-push-for-refugee-quotas/
ESO: Background information: EU ministers inch forward on refugee pact http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-ministers-inch-forward-on-refugee-pact/
The Guardian, 03.09.15: Germany and France demand binding refugee quotas for EU members http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/03/germany-france-eu-refugee-quotas-migration-crisis
Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 07.09.15: Eastern Europe closes ranks against refugee quotas http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER169324-Eastern-Europe-closes-ranks-against-refugee-quotas
The New York Times, 05.09.15: [Opinion]: The Refugee Crisis Isn’t a ‘European Problem’ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/opinion/sunday/the-refugee-crisis-isnt-a-european-problem.html
EurActiv, 08.09.15: [Opinion]: Not in my backyard: The European refugee crisis http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-home-affairs/not-my-backyard-refugee-crisis-european-management-crisis-317432
ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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