'€ 250,000 fine for each refugee '

brussels - European countries that refuse to cooperate in the distribution of migrants and refugees should be given a fine of possible or 250,000 euros per refugee. That is the thrust of a European Commission plan, The Financial Times Tuesday, according to insiders.

The European Commission has long talks on the reform of the European asylum policy. The penalty is one of the most controversial elements of the plan, which is presented officially Wednesday. Among others, Vice-President Frans Timmermans advocates for months for a redistribution of migrants and asylum seekers, but mainly eastern European countries oppose violently against any form of quotas.

The insider told the newspaper that the draft drawn Monday the penalty amount was set at 250. 000, but that still can change. For a country like Poland, that if it is to catch 6,200 migrants in Brussels, the 'lump sum' would in the current proposal amount to some 1.5 billion euros.