The mandatory relocation scheme which will apply to refugees from Syria and Eritrea to relieve the pressure on Greece and Italy, is only intended for those “in clear need of international protection” and will be put in place for two years.
With each country effectively given a quota, France has been told to take in 4,000 migrants fleeing Africa and the Middle East who have arrived in Italy and another 2,700 that have spilled across the border into Greece – meaning almost 7,000 in total.
That compares to Germany which has been set a quota of 8,700 from the two countries and Sweden which must take in around 1,300 migrants from Italy and Greece.
“People who come because they think that Europe is a prosperous continent, even when they are not hired by companies… must be escorted back, that's the rule,” said Hollande.
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