Wednesday, February 4, 2015

UN calls EU asylum system 'very dysfunctional'

The European Union's asylum system has been branded as 'very dysfunctional' by a top United Nations official.

UN High commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres (prod: goo-ter-ez) warned that only a handful of countries are doing what is required in relation to the millions fleeing Syria and Iraq.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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