Luxembourg's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn told German radio station Bayern 2 that it proved challenging to bring refugee children into the country in times of coronavirus.

Both Germany and Luxembourg plan to take in children from migrant camps in Greece. According to the minister, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic complicates the enterprise. Calling for solidarity with other EU member states, Asselborn metaphorically explained that the country was not taking in sandbags from Greece, but human beings.

The first children from Greece are expected to arrive in Luxembourg next week. Germany plans to take in 50 children now, and an additional 300 at a later time.