(27 Aug 2015) Seeking to stem the flow of Mideast migrants, Austria's foreign minister Sebastian Kurz on Thursday floated elements of a five-point plan that foresees establishing safe havens in the region where those seeking asylum in the EU could be processed and - if they qualify - be given safe passage to Europe.
Beyond safe havens, the Austrian plan, which is yet to be submitted to EU decision-makers, foresees increased controls on Europe's outer borders and coordinated action against human smuggling.
Kurz also called for quotas of refugees for each of the EU's 28 members - something opposed by many countries up to now.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Foreign Minister, who also spoke at the Western Balkans Summit in Vienna on Thursday, demanded that there was a "fair distribution" of migrants between the EU countries.
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