nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20170731-092651 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 170731s2017||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20170731-092651 doi eng 342 23 Bejan, Raluca Author aut A 50/50 Ball: The East versus the EU in the Refugee Relocation Game Bejan, Raluca Verfassungsblog 2017-07-31 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Last week, Advocate General Yves Bot dismissed the claims of Hungary and Slovakia against the EU refugee relocation scheme. The Commission has launched an infringement procedure against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland for not fulfilling their quota. The East/West divide in the matter of refugee relocation could be seen as evidence that the former communist countries are culturally backwards, liberally underdeveloped, and have low tolerance levels in regards to cultural and religious diversity. Yet there is no empirical research that shows that the East is more racist and xenophobic than the West. What else could explain this dangerous phenomenon? funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Refugee Protection Refugee Relocation Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/a-5050-ball-the-east-versus-the-eu-in-the-refugee-relocation-game/ raw object