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    EU Takes Legal Action Against Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland

    The nations’ refusal to harbor asylum-seekers could ultimately result in financial penalties.
    by Aria Bendix Jun 14, 2017 2 minutes
    Source: Alessandra Tarantino / AP

    The European Union has launched a formal “infringement procedure” against three of its member nations—the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland—for failing to comply with a 2015 agreement to harbor asylum-seekers. The procedure allows the EU to take legal action against the nations, which could ultimately result in financial penalties imposed by the Court of Justice. At

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