http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1724276,00.html
Nicola Smith
"Every country in the European Union will be asked to accept a fixed number of asylum seekers each year under a programme to be introduced by the European commission. The 'resettlement' scheme, to be launched next month by Franco Frattini, the European Union justice commissioner, is intended to make it easier for vulnerable refugees to reach safety in Europe without risking their lives on dangerous and illegal journeys. "