Netherlands must take in asylum seekers from EU countries next year
The Netherlands must take in asylum seekers from other EU countries next year or contribute another way to support countries under pressure, a European Commission report says. The numbers and any possible payment have not yet been disclosed.
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The Netherlands will have to take in asylum seekers from other EU countries next year or contribute in another way to countries under greater pressure, according to a European Commission report presented on Friday. The number of people involved and the amount the Netherlands could pay instead have not yet been made public.
The report sets out the EU’s redistribution of asylum seekers for the second time. The Netherlands can meet its obligation by accepting people or by paying to support countries that received unusually high numbers of asylum seekers this year, Nieuws.nl reported, citing ANP.
The Commission identified Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Spain as countries under pressure. Greece and Cyprus received high numbers of asylum applications. Italy faced what the Commission described as migration pressure after a disproportionate number of arrivals following sea rescue operations. Spain saw tens of thousands of migrants arrive in its North African enclave of Ceuta over the summer.
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