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Jugnaut · 06-14-2017 07:19 PM

Link to Zerohedge Article
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"The European Commission has launched a legal case against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, for refusing to take in asylum seekers, escalating a bitter feud within the 28-nation bloc about how to deal with the Pandora's box opened up Angela Merkel's 2015 "Open Door" policy (since shut).

The reason for Brussels' ire is that the eurosceptic governments in Poland and Hungary 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. It is perhaps worth noting that the three countries are among the very few who have had virtually no terrorist attacks in the past two years.

At stake in the dispute is the bloc's unity, already tested by Britain's unprecedented decision to leave, weak economies and higher support for eurosceptic parties across the EU. Beyond its borders, the EU is also facing what it says is a "threat" from Russia and a foundering new relationship with President Donald Trump. But two years of arm-wrestling have so far produced no results and EU leaders are unlikely to be able to break the impasse when they discuss the matter next week in Brussels, according to Reuters."

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When faced with a populist backlash by nations over its authoritarian policies, the EU decides the best course of action is to put the boot on the face of the handful of countries that made the correct decision regarding migrants, i.e. protecting their citizens from violence and terrorism. As a result, there will be an even greater backlash against the EU that will only accelerate the EU's breakup.