EU offers countries â¹4.8 lakh per person to take in migrants
The European Commission has offered to pay countries â¬6,000 (over â¹4.8 lakh) per person to take in migrants crossing the Mediterranean on boats. The Commission said it would pay for the cost of personnel who process the asylum requests. The Commission also proposed setting up "regional disembarkation platforms" outside the European Union to process migrants rescued at sea.