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EU states refusing to host migrants may have to pay up to €20,000 a head

Contentious plans to be discussed in Luxembourg aimed at making distribution of responsibility fairer

EU countries that refuse to host migrants or asylum seekers could be charged up to €20,000 (£17,000) a head under radical proposals aimed at easing the pressure on frontline countries including Italy and Greece.

Home affairs ministers from the 27 member states will attend a crunch meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday to discuss two key proposals including a relocation scheme for more than 100,000 migrants a year.

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