Slovakia to file suit against immigration quotas by December 18

Slovakia will file a lawsuit against the mandatory immigration quotas - specifically the related permanent mechanism - at the European Court of Justice by December 18, Slovak Premier Robert Fico announced ahead of the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. "A legal representative for Slovakia is beginning to draw up the lawsuit that will be filed before the prescribed time expires. We've no reason to change our opinion on this issue", said Fico. The premier further announced that earlier in the day he asked Justice Minister Tomas Borec about the state of preparations for the suit and was told that the ministry has already received all necessary documents from the relevant bodies to draft the suit. Fico noted that the suit isn't aimed against migrants or solidarity with them, but against the way in which the relocation of 120,000 migrants was decided upon.