5 EU states agree to take in migrants on Aquarius humanitarian ship

Five EU countries have agreed to take some of the 141 migrants on the Aquarius humanitarian ship, the European Commission said on Tuesday. The states are France, Spain, Germany, Portugal and Luxembourg. However, European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said the bloc needs to find a long-term solution to the migrant issue, Reuters reported. “We cannot rely on ad-hoc arrangements, we need sustainable solutions. It is not the responsibility of one or a few member states only, but of the European Union as a whole,” he said.