The European Court of Justice has ruled that Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic acted against EU law when they rebuffed a migrant distribution deal as displaced people arrived to the bloc en masse in 2015.
Saed, which is not his real name, is only 25 but in some ways he looks much older. He left Syria in 2015 because he could no longer live under Assad’s regime and wanted to find a place where he could be free and state his own opinions without fear. When he arrived in Dresden he ended up homeless for a few nights, but today he shares a house with Germans and has just begun studying once again at university. In addition he leads tours of the city for school pupils with the organization Querstadtein.
Czech PM and billionaire businessman Andrej Babis has for years stoked anti-migrant sentiment in his country. But many foreigners, who came to the Czech Republic under dubious circumstances, work for his companies.
Czech leader Andrej Babis said his country might follow the lead of Austria, the US, and Hungary. Meanwhile, the EU expressed its disappointment in Vienna for withdrawing after playing a key role in the negotiations.
The Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babis, says his country will not accept one single refugee, and neither should the rest of the European Union.
Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have called for the EU's border management agency to be strengthened. The Visegrad Group has pushed for tough policies on irregular migration to the EU.
In many EU countries, right-wing populists are reaping the benefits of the unsolved migration problems. A European solution is becoming increasingly difficult, and countries are starting to go it alone.
22 refugees from Syria, Iraq and Turkey were discovered in a delivery van on the outskirts of Prague on Friday. Police reported that the group was headed to Germany. Three men suspected of trafficking were arrested.
Meeting in Prague, right-wing leaders from across Europe have praised Austria's anti-immigration party joining the new coalition government. The politicians are seeking to build cooperation among populists.
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are under fire for refusing to cooperate with a contentious migrant-sharing plan. Only a fraction of the planned number of refugees have been resettled.
Italy has opened up its civil service for refugees to participate. The Czech Republic has ended its involvement in an EU migrant relocation scheme and DW takes a look at the deportation system in Germany. All this and more in today's roundup .
The Czech Republic on Monday has announced it would stop taking in asylum seekers under the EU relocation program. Other countries in Eastern Europe have also refused to accept refugees despite the joint EU-agreement to ease the situation in Italy and Greece.