Austria has disputed claims by the French EU presidency of an informal agreement concerning one the most contentious issues on migration and asylum.
The French had suggested all EU member states accept the principle of binding rules either to relocate asylum seekers, or to offer up some other form of aid like financial contributions or deportations.
A dispute over the issue of sharing out responsibility for migrants, so that countries like Greece are not overburdened by arrivals,...
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