The statement from Brussels is part of a long awaited plan to protect child refugees in Europe. The EU plan comes one day after Germany announced it was halting refugee transfers to Hungary, until Budapest stops the systematic detention of all asylum seekers. PM accused of closing door on child refugees as 'Dubs' scheme ends Read moreUnder the EU’s Dublin regulation, asylum seekers are to be returned to the first country they registered in. Hungary announced last month that all asylum seekers older than 14 would be kept in converted shipping containers on the border while their claims were assessed. Many child asylum seekers are aged between 15 and 18.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2017 10:00 UTC