It's a page three story which won't get much traction in Germany.
Basically, the EU has stood up and said that any of the member states (all 28 of them)....who decide to take migrants who've been picked up in the Med.....will be granted a 'commission' for each one that they take.....roughly $7k or 6,000 Euro.
Yes, it is a one-time 'gift'......not a yearly thing.
Would the 6,000 Euro cover the real cost over the next twelve months for the guy (to include shelter, food, language classes)? It would probably go and cover about four to six months, at best.
Will any member state take it? No one in the news media business will suggest anything to that question. My guess is that it's not in the amount to interest countries. Now....how much would it take? In my humble opinion....you would need to put around 30,000 Euro on the table to get the interest of about half of the EU. With that however, they'd want a background check and some assurances of the person's character. The EU would likely refuse that request.
The amusing end piece of this little episode, if you think about it......the EU has to tax you enough....to get the cash.....to offer you the free 'gift' or incentive.....so you paid them already, and this is merely an effort to get the cash back. Amusing, if you think about it.
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