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Migrant crisis: EU leaders argue over sharing burden Migrant crisis: EU leaders agree to speed up relocation
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EU leaders are holding urgent talks on the Mediterranean migrant crisis, with summit chairman Donald Tusk calling for burden-sharing. EU leaders meeting in Brussels have agreed to speed up the relocation of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece.
He said there was no agreement on mandatory quotas - the EU Commission's plan to relocate migrants across the EU. Summit chairman Donald Tusk said 40,000 would be relocated to other EU states over the next two years.
No agreement on a proposed quota system has been reached at the summit.
The Greek debt crisis is also on the summit's agenda. Greece and its international creditors remain deadlocked after talks on Thursday.
Earlier, Mr Tusk called on EU member states to share the burden of the boat loads of migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean seeking a better life in Europe.
At least 153,000 migrants have tried to enter the EU this year - a 149% rise compared with last year, the border agency Frontex says.
Mr Tusk said there was no agreement on mandatory quotas - the EU Commission's plan to relocate migrants across the EU.
"Now we don't need empty declarations on solidarity, only deeds and numbers," he said."Now we don't need empty declarations on solidarity, only deeds and numbers," he said.
At least 153,000 migrants have tried to enter the EU this year . The migrant crisis has been high on the agenda for the EU summit, which opened on Thursday.
That is a 149% rise compared with last year, the border agency Frontex says. Italy wants more help from its EU partners to handle the boatloads of migrants leaving war-torn Libya at enormous risk.
The migrant crisis is high on the agenda for the EU summit, which opened in Brussels on Thursday.
However, the impasse in the Greek debt talks threatens to overshadow the meeting, while UK PM David Cameron's renegotiation aims are also set to be discussed.
'Commitment'
In the Mediterranean, Italy wants more help from its EU partners to handle the boatloads of migrants leaving war-torn Libya at enormous risk.
New figures from the UN refugee agency UNHCR show that 63,000 have arrived in Greece by sea this year, compared with 62,000 in Italy.New figures from the UN refugee agency UNHCR show that 63,000 have arrived in Greece by sea this year, compared with 62,000 in Italy.
"Each country should make a commitment," French President Francois Hollande said, echoing Mr Tusk's call for credible pledges to take in genuine asylum seekers."Each country should make a commitment," French President Francois Hollande said, echoing Mr Tusk's call for credible pledges to take in genuine asylum seekers.
Why is EU struggling with migrants and asylum?Why is EU struggling with migrants and asylum?
EU summit: Greece and migrants to dominate agendaEU summit: Greece and migrants to dominate agenda
The crisis is being fuelled by the many Syrians fleeing the ferocious civil war in their country. The crisis is being fuelled by the many Syrians fleeing the civil war in their country.
More than three million refugees are being housed in countries on Syria's borders - far more than the EU has taken in.More than three million refugees are being housed in countries on Syria's borders - far more than the EU has taken in.
But many thousands are also fleeing chaos, violence and dire poverty in Eritrea, Somalia and other countries of sub-Saharan Africa.But many thousands are also fleeing chaos, violence and dire poverty in Eritrea, Somalia and other countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
Meanwhile, the impasse in the Greek debt talks has threatened to overshadow the summit.
Only once agreement on economic reforms is reached between Greece and its creditors - the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - will the final €7.2bn tranche of bailout funds be released to Greece.
The cash-strapped country must make a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) IMF debt repayment by Tuesday or face default and a possible exit from the euro.
On Thursday, a meeting of eurozone finance ministers also broke up without progress on the issue.
It was the fourth time in a week that the Eurogroup had met in an attempt to prevent a Greek debt default. They will meet again on Saturday.
An EU diplomat told the BBC that finance ministers had to make a decision then - yes or no.
IMF head Christine Lagarde said lenders had been presented with a counter-proposal by the Greek parties "at the last hour" on Thursday and needed more time to assess it, Reuters reported.
Also on the summit's agenda is UK PM David Cameron's renegotiation aims.
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