East Europe balks at aid for Mid-East, African migrants
Warsaw, Poland
EVEN though the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe have been asked to accept just a fraction of the refugees that Germany and other nations are taking, their fierce resistance now stands as the main impediment to a unified European response to the crisis.
Poland's new president, Andrzej Duda, has complained about "dictates" from the European Union to accept migrants flowing onto the continent from the Middle East and Africa.
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