Although no concrete plan is yet in place, Asselborn held talks with the EU commission on Thursday on the possibility of the Union taking in 400 refugees and dividing them among the member states. Thus far, Germany and France have agreed to take in migrants.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Luxembourg had also agreed and underlined his belief that non-compliant countries should be sanctioned by the EU commission. There was no doubt about the seriousness of the situation on Lesbos, as ships needed to be deployed to provide shelter for around a thousand refugees.
Nevertheless, most of the almost 13,000 migrants that lived in the camp will have to the stay in the nearby forests and fields for the time being.
