The European Commission is set to propose a quota scheme for migrants to distribute asylum seekers and refugees across the 28 EU member states.
Tens of thousands of migrants are crossing the Mediterranean sea each month in flimsy boats arriving in EU countries like Italy, Malta and Greece who say they are overwhelmed with the numbers and need other EU member states to share the burden.
Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.
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