News | September 23, 2015 01:17 PM EDT
European ministers agree to relocate 120,000 refugees
BRUSSELS (AP) â Deeply divided European Union ministers agreed Tuesday to relocate 120,000 asylum-seekers to ease the strain on Greece and Italy, which are on the front line of the migrant flood. But a senior European leader conceded the move was only a small step toward resolving one of the worst crises ever faced by the 28-nation bloc.
Four eastern European countries â the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary â voted against the plan, and it's unclear if they will even implement it. Those nations have resisted accepting the forced resettlement of refugees on their territory.
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