September 6, 2017 6:22 PM

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EU Court rejects Hungary and Slovakia migrant relocation case

The EU's top court has rejected a challenge by Hungary and Slovakia to a migrant relocation deal drawn up at the height of the crisis in 2015. The European Court of Justice overruled their objections to the compulsory fixed-quota scheme.<br/><br/>Hungary has not accepted a single asylum seeker since the measures were introduced two years ago. The ruling has sparked fury, with Hungary's Foreign Minister vowing the real fight starts now.<br/><br/>Since 2014, about 1.7 million migrants have tried to make new homes in the EU and the numbers peaked in 2015.

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