AP•GETTY The EU announced its latest quote resettlement plan on Tuesday

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A total of 160,000 migrants are being proposed for EU relocation. This comprises 40,000 announced in May 2015 and 120,000 announced in September 2015. The UK, Ireland and Denmark have the right to "opt in" to the scheme.

David Cameron has already ruled Britain out of the proposal although Ireland and Denmark have indicated they are willing to take part. Instead, Britain has agreed to resettle 20,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees over the next five years but will take them direct from the refugee camps bordering the country.

EXPRESS Map of Europe showing the number of migrants each country will be asked to accept

Crucially for Hungary, which has suffered some of the most intense influxes of migrants, it has now been designated along with Italy and Greece as a country from which migrants should be relocated. While it was included in the original May quota, it will not be required to take any more refugees.