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EU refugee quotas: how many will countries take?

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EU states on Tuesday agreed a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees from countries on the frontline despite opposition from eastern members.

Here is how the redistribution of 66,000 refugees currently in Italy and Greece will work.

The remaining 54,000 were initially to have been taken from Hungary, but that plan was revised after Budapest pulled out of the scheme. That number of people will now be taken from other European countries in a decision which will be made next year.

Source: European Commission

Country From Italy From Greece Total

Austria 462 1,491 1,953

Belgium 579 1,869 2,448

Bulgaria 201 651 852

Croatia 134 434 568

Cyprus 35 112 147

Czech Republic 376 1,215 1,591

Estonia 47 152 199

Finland 304 982 1,286

France 3,064 9,898 12,962

Germany 4,027 13,009 17,036

Hungary 306 988 1,294

Latvia 66 215 281

Lithuania 98 318 416

Luxembourg 56 181 237

Malta 17 54 71

Netherlands 922 2,978 3,900

Poland 1,201 3,881 5,082

Portugal 388 1,254 1,642

Romania 585 1,890 2,475

Slovakia 190 612 802

Slovenia 80 257 337

Spain 1,986 6,127 8,113

Sweden 567 1,830 2,397

Britain has opted out of the plan, as it is able to do under the EU's Treaty.

Ireland, which also has an opt-out, has opted in and said it will take 4,000.

Demmark, which is excluded from migration issues under the EU Treaty, has said it will take 1,000.

Switzerland and Norway as countries in the EU's Schengen passport-free zone have "declared their readiness to participate".

EU states on Tuesday agreed a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees from countries on the frontline despite opposition from eastern members.

Here is how the redistribution of 66,000 refugees currently in Italy and Greece will work.

The remaining 54,000 were initially to have been taken from Hungary, but that plan was revised after Budapest pulled out of the scheme. That number of people will now be taken from other European countries in a decision which will be made next year.

Source: European Commission

Country From Italy From Greece Total

Austria 462 1,491 1,953

Belgium 579 1,869 2,448

Bulgaria 201 651 852

Croatia 134 434 568

Cyprus 35 112 147

Czech Republic 376 1,215 1,591

Estonia 47 152 199

Finland 304 982 1,286

France 3,064 9,898 12,962

Germany 4,027 13,009 17,036

Hungary 306 988 1,294

Latvia 66 215 281

Lithuania 98 318 416

Luxembourg 56 181 237

Malta 17 54 71

Netherlands 922 2,978 3,900

Poland 1,201 3,881 5,082

Portugal 388 1,254 1,642

Romania 585 1,890 2,475

Slovakia 190 612 802

Slovenia 80 257 337

Spain 1,986 6,127 8,113

Sweden 567 1,830 2,397

Britain has opted out of the plan, as it is able to do under the EU’s Treaty.

Ireland, which also has an opt-out, has opted in and said it will take 4,000.

Demmark, which is excluded from migration issues under the EU Treaty, has said it will take 1,000.

Switzerland and Norway as countries in the EU’s Schengen passport-free zone have “declared their readiness to participate”.

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