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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

EU takes action against eastern states for refusing to take refugees

Commission moves against Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic, which have not cooperated with relocation agreement The European commission has launched a legal case against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in refugees, intensifying a bitter feud within the bloc about how to deal with migration. The Eurosceptic governments in Poland and Hungary have refused to take in anyone under a plan agreed by a majority of EU leaders in 2015 to relocate migrants from frontline states Italy and Greece to help ease their burden. The Czech Republic initially accepted 12 people but has since said it would not welcome more. Continue reading...


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