The relocation plan applies to asylum seekers "in clear need of international protection" (those with a recognition rate higher than 75%, i.e. Syrians, Eritreans and Iraqis) – 15,600 from Italy, 50,400 from Greece and 54,000 from Hungary – who will be distributed among EU states on the basis of quotas taking into account the size of economy and population of each state, as well as the average number of asylum applications.
Flytningeplanen gælder for asylansøgere "med klart behov for international beskyttelse", syrere eritreanere og irakere, 15.600 fra Italien, 50.400 fra Grækenland og 54.000 fra Ungarn, der vil blive fordelt i EU hedder på grundlag af kvoter, hvor der tages hensyn til økonomiens størrelse og befolkningens størrelse, samt antallet af hidtil modtagne asylansøgere.