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EU plans fines for refusing refugees

A refugee feeds his baby with an apple at sunset at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni on 27 April 2016

Reforms to EU asylum rules planned by the European Commission would see financial penalties for countries refusing to take in asylum seekers.

  • 4 May 2016
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