EU eyes Europe-wide scheme for refugee resettlement - by Paul Harrington
The EU this week unveils plans to boost and coordinate Europe's response to the waves of immigrants from Africa and the Middle East, seeking to polish its own international image at the same time. On Wednesday, the European Commission will get the ball rolling with a recommendation for a "joint EU resettlement program" under which nations would take in more refugees from poor and war-hit third countries. This scheme, though voluntary, is aimed at cutting the numbers seeking to reach Europe's shores aboard rickety boats or via unscrupulous people traffickers.
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