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In the wake of EU Council conclusions on “practical solidarity” between EU states, and with a refugee crisis brewing in Syria, debate has reignited about the burden on certain Member States and the need for a system to redistribute asylum-seekers throughout the EU. This idea has been greeted with skepticism by governments since it contradicts the logic driving current efforts towards the EU-wide harmonization of asylum law. In fact, this paper argues that this idea should be recommended precisely because it goes against misguided efforts at harmonization.