The plan unveiled by the European Commission last month to help Italy and Greece deal with an influx of migrants will probably have to wait longer than expected to be implemented.

European Council sources told Times of Malta that there was little chance of the plan being approved by the end of this month, because many countries were still opposing it.

The Commission was expecting the plan to be approved by the EU’s home affairs ministers next week and rubber-stamped by EU leaders during a summit meeting the week after.

However, resistance to the plan is increasing, with a number of countries, including Germany and France, opposing the way migrants are to be distributed.

“It will be a miracle if the plan is approved this month,” a Commission source said. “Most probably, the discussion will have to wait till September.”

Read more in Times of Malta.

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