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'The European Union has not shown sufficient solidarity towards countries of first arrival, notably Italy,' French president Emmanuel Macron said (Photo: SOS Mediterranee)

Four EU states want 'automatic' refugee relocation

The interior ministers from France, Germany, Italy, and Malta will meet on Monday (23 September) in Malta to discuss an "automatic" system for the relocation of asylum seekers.

European commissioner for migration Dimitris Avramopoulos will also attend the meeting in Malta, as well as the Finnish interior minister, since Finland holds the EU presidency.

Countries such as Italy, Spain, and Malta have complained repeatedly over the past few years that other EU member states are not y...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

'The European Union has not shown sufficient solidarity towards countries of first arrival, notably Italy,' French president Emmanuel Macron said (Photo: SOS Mediterranee)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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