EU to take Poland to court over migration

The European Commission will open legal cases against Poland Hungary and Czechia on Tuesday for not accepting any asylum-seekers, according to various media outlets. This would be a first step in the infringement procedures that could be launched against EU member states for not meeting their legal obligations. Interior Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said that no matter what, Poland won't budge. “We believe that the relocation methods attract more waves of immigration to Europe, they are ineffective,” he said, adding that potential sanctions imposed against Poland would be “without a merit.” “The decision hasn't been made yet, but I will say this: I am for it - not to make a threat, but to make clear that decisions that have been made are applicable law. At issue here is European solidarity, which cannot be a one-way street,” said the Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker last week. In 2015, EU leaders decided that bloc’s member states would redistribute 160,000 asylum seekers, mostly from the Middle East, among themselves in order to alleviate pressure on Greece and Italy where most of the migrants arrived. According to the EU plan, Poland is set to accept 6,200 asylum seekers by September.