During the week Angela Merkel said “Some countries are not taking part in the common European asylum policy, like the UK, Ireland, and Denmark,”
Responding to the comments The Justice Department told the Irish Independent that ” Ireland has agreed to resettle 520 refugees between 2015-6, which is nearly double the share proposed for us by the EU Commission”.
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Meanwhile The UN Secretary General's issued a warning over Europe's escalating refugee crisis.
Ban Ki-moon says he's horrified and heartbroken by the latest loss of life and says he wants a collective political response to the situation.
