Getty Dimitris Avramopoulos announced the new rules following last summer's migrant crisis

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New arrivals who refuse to give fingerprints in the country they first step foot in, or move between member states, will automatically have their asylum claims rejected. They will then face deportation and as little as a week to lodge an appeal. The new rules come in the wake of last year’s migrant crisis which left the continent in turmoil as countries on the outer edges of the Schengen free movement zone, notably Greece, struggled to cope with the numbers arriving.

At the same time, we set clear obligations and duties for asylum seekers to prevent secondary movements Dimitris Avramopoulos

West European countries such as Germany and Sweden were inundated with migrants who travelled freely across member states in a bid to get to the wealthier countries. This all happened despite the Dublin Regulation which makes the member state in which asylum seekers first enter the EU responsible for fingerprinting and processing an asylum application.

Getty Greece has struggled to cope with the numbers arriving on its islands

An EU-wide scheme aimed at distributing asylum seekers across the bloc came under threat after those sent to poorer eastern and central European countries defied orders and headed west. The new rules mean the obligatory five years, after which refugees can claim residency, will start again if they move from the country they’re designated to.

Those who move from where they have been placed and those who are at risk of “absconding” will be placed in detention centres, under new plans. Britain will not be affected as it can opt-out of home affairs policy.

Getty Hundreds of thousands of migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean

Getty The arrival of migrants in Germany has caused much friction

Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU’s migration commissioner, said: “The changes will create a genuine common asylum procedure and guarantee that asylum seekers are treated in an equal and appropriate manner, regardless of the member state in which they make their application. “At the same time, we set clear obligations and duties for asylum seekers to prevent secondary movements.”

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The move comes less than a week after the commissioner said the movement of migrants will be a determining factor in the world until the 23rd Century - 184 years away. At last Thursday’s meeting of EU interior ministers in Bratislava, he announced the European Commission would be putting forward its second package of proposals “aimed the total reform of refugee policy”.