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EU court dismisses complaints by Hungary and Slovakia over refugee quotas
Source: The Guardian
EU court dismisses complaints by Hungary and Slovakia over refugee quotas
European Union’s top court upholds Brussels’ right to force member states to take in refugees
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Wednesday 6 September 2017 10.00 BST
The European Union’s top court has dismissed complaints by Slovakia and Hungary about EU migration policy, dealing a blow to the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and his allies in central Europe over the bitterly contested policy of refugee quotas.
In an important victory for the EU, judges threw out a challenge against its mandatory relocation scheme, which aimed to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers around the bloc.
The victory is set to deepen tensions between the EU and Hungary’s combative PM, who has made opposition to EU asylum policy a core theme of his “Stop Brussels” campaign. It will also raise tensions with Poland, which lent its support to the failed legal campaign.
The European court of justice (ECJ) dismissed “in their entirety the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary”, a court statement said, vindicating the EU decision-making process that created a scheme to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers from Greece and Italy to other member states.
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European Union’s top court upholds Brussels’ right to force member states to take in refugees
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Wednesday 6 September 2017 10.00 BST
The European Union’s top court has dismissed complaints by Slovakia and Hungary about EU migration policy, dealing a blow to the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and his allies in central Europe over the bitterly contested policy of refugee quotas.
In an important victory for the EU, judges threw out a challenge against its mandatory relocation scheme, which aimed to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers around the bloc.
The victory is set to deepen tensions between the EU and Hungary’s combative PM, who has made opposition to EU asylum policy a core theme of his “Stop Brussels” campaign. It will also raise tensions with Poland, which lent its support to the failed legal campaign.
The European court of justice (ECJ) dismissed “in their entirety the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary”, a court statement said, vindicating the EU decision-making process that created a scheme to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers from Greece and Italy to other member states.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/06/eu-court-dismisses-complaints-by-hungary-and-slovakia-over-refugees