France has pledged to take 24,000 refugees over the next two years and is calling for all EU states to play their part.
French President Francois Hollande also announced that surveillance flights would begin over IS-controlled sites in Syria tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Austria has announced that it's to phase out emergency measures which allowed migrants move from Hungary to Western Europe in recent days.
Many of those stuck in holding camps in Hungary face an uncertain future - like Syrian refugee Abdul Salam, who's with his 7 month old daughter:
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban is visiting Brussels this afternoon to discuss the refugee crisis with the European Commission President.
Thousands of migrants are continuing to make their way across Central Europe - 20,000 are thought to have entered Germany over the last weekend alone, and the German government has earmarked an extra 6 billion euros to deal with the newcomers.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's repeated her call for a 'strengthened European response'.
She's also praised her people for the way they welcomed thousands of migrants who arrived in Munich over the weekend.
Meanwhile, the Tánaiste says thousands of refugees expected to be taken by Ireland will not be housed in direct provision centres.
Joan Burton's comments come as concern's expressed about Government plans to house the refugees in places like disused army barracks.
Joan Burton says a figure of 5,000 refugees for Ireland is "in the mix", but that those coming from Syria will not end up in direct provision:
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