Austria to shun refugee quota system

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Vienna, Jumada I 26, 1437, Mar 6, 2016, SPA -- Austria does not want to take part in any quota system for distributing refugees among European countries because it has done enough on its own, Reuters quoted Austrian defence minister Hans Peter Doskozil as saying. Austria - the last stop before Germany, the top destination for migrants fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and beyond - has already come under fire from the European Commission and human rights groups for capping its intake of refugees. The Alpine republic of 8.5 million people got 90,000 asylum requests last year and has curtailed the number this year while imposing daily limits on the numbers it processes. "We are taking the lion's share and taking in 37,500 asylum seekers this year alone. Now the others are called upon. Why should Austria take refugees from Greece? That would send the wrong signal," Doskozil said. --SPA 12:47 LOCAL TIME 09:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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