BRUSSELS — France and Britain on yesterday committed to take in thousands more people as the European Union struggles with its biggest refugee emergency since World War II. France is to welcome in 24,000 refugees from Greece, Italy and Hungary, while Britain will resettle up to 20,000 refugees living in camps outside the EU.
Here is what five other EU nations have said they would be willing to do:
Belgium announced yesterday that it is willing to accept 250 "war refugees."
Cyprus stands ready to accept around 300 refugees.
Finland will take in 1,050 refugees this year under a UN refugee agency scheme.
Ireland will accept 520 Syrian refugees.
Poland will welcome 150 Syrian Christian refugees.
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In July, EU nations committed to share in relocating and resettling some 50,000 refugees from Greece and Italy and some third countries. Here's a breakdown by country:
Austria - 1,900
Belgium - 2,464
Britain - 2,200
Bulgaria - 500
Croatia - 550
Cyprus - 242
Czech Republic - 1,500
Denmark - 1,000
Estonia - 150
Finland - 1,085
France - 9,127
Germany - 12,100
Greece - 354
Hungary - 0
Ireland - 1,120
Italy - 1,989
Latvia - 250
Lithuania - 325
Luxembourg - 350
Malta - 74
Netherlands - 3,047
Poland - 2,000
Portugal - 1,500
Romania - 1,785
Slovakia - 200
Slovenia - 250
Spain - 2,749
Sweden - 1,860