article_snippet.sent: But an emergency meeting of EU leaders in Brussels today will announce that only 5,000 refugees who survive the perilous journey will be granted safe haven in Europe and the rest will be sent back, the Guardian has reported.
article_snippet.sent: EU leaders will decide how to deal with the migrant crisis during an emergency summit in Brussels today.
article_snippet.sent: But a 'confidential draft summit statement' seen by the Guardian reveals that only 5,000 resettlement places across Europe will be offered to refugees fleeing war and persecution in Africa.
article_snippet.sent: The rest will be sent back as 'irregular migrants' under a new rapid return programme coordinated by EU's border agency Frontex.
article_snippet.sent: As mourners in Rome pray (pictured), their Prime Minister has called on EU countries to contribute funds to resettle migrants who make it to Europe .
article_snippet.sent: it was replaced with a smaller EU scheme which focused on patrolling the coast line after some countries argued that saving migrants would encourage more to make the perilous journey.
article_snippet.sent: Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy, which has borne the brunt of caring for the migrants, wants other EU countries to do more to fund efforts to rescue and settle those who make it across.
article_snippet.sent: EU leaders will also discuss a pilot project to resettle 5,000 to 10,000 refugees from Mediterranean countries to other EU states. 
highlights_snippet.sent: Only 5,000 can stay in Europe, EU leaders are expected to announce today .