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September 8, 2015

France & U.K. to Accept More Refugees as Finnish PM Opens Guest Home 
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Following massive pressure, some other Western European governments have
agreed to accept additional refugees, although the figures remain only a
fraction of the number who have entered Europe this year alone. France
has said it will take in 24,000 people over two years. England says it
will accept 20,000 people over five years. In Finland, which will accept
1,000 people this year, Prime Minister Juha Sipila announced he would
open his guest house to refugee families.

 

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