Tuesday, June 13, 2017

EU to sanction Eastern European countries for refusing to accept refugees

The European Commission is expected to launch infringement proceedings this week against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, for refusing to accept any refugees under the EU's relocation scheme. 
In summer 2015 EU member countries agreed to relocate 160,000 refugees across the bloc, and the decision is legally binding. 
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels. 

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