First four refugees from Syria under EU quota system arrive in Czech Republic

The first four refugees from Syria, accepted in the Czech Republic under a quota system approved by the European Union, arrived in the Czech Republic on Monday, the spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry, Hana Malá, told the Czech News Agency. The four-member family is staying at a ministry facility waiting to be granted asylum. The Czech government has decided to take in the first seven Syrian refugees under the quota system approved by the European Union, but three of them escaped from a Greek facility in order to avoid being relocated to the country. The Czech Republic is due to take in just under 2,700 refugees by the end of next year.