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EU refugee camp in Samos, Greece, where people are waiting for relocation. (Photo: Joseph Boyle)

Lack of eligible candidates dogs EU relocation scheme

EU leaders will once again discuss a scheme to relocate asylum seekers from Italy and Greece to other EU member states, as they meet for a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday (22-23 June).

Less than 20,000 people have been relocated so far under the scheme, which was originally due to move 160,000 over a two-year period ending in September.

Earlier this month, the European Commission launched legal action against the Czec...

EU refugee camp in Samos, Greece, where people are waiting for relocation. (Photo: Joseph Boyle)

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