Cyprus will be called upon to accept 69 Syrian refugees who are currently outside Europe, 0.34% of the total of 20,000 to be taken in by EU member states, according to a proposal put forward by the European Commission to address the immigration issue, presented by Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos.
Of the 24,000 applicants for asylum, who will be resettled from Italy, Cyprus is being called upon to take in 104 refugees. Of the 16,000 to be resettled from Greece, Cyprus will taken in 69 persons.
The allocation made by the Commission was based upon a complex system, which takes into account the financial situation, unemployment, the number of refugees taken in so far, and other criteria.
