By a wide majority (37 to 20 and 2 abstentions) on Thursday 12 October, the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee (LIBE) adopted its negotiating position for the future permanent EU mechanism for resettlement refugees, calling on the EU to accept 240,000 refugees, 20% of global requirements as estimated by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
Reinstallation in the EU would cover individuals who already have refugee status and are living in camps or other structures in...