A migrant sits at the premises of the disused Hellenikon airport where stranded refugees and migrants, most of them Afghans, are temporarily accommodated in Athens, Greece, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - A European Commission proposal to systematically distribute asylum seekers across the EU sets the bloc's efforts to tackle the migrant crisis back and does not match reality, Slovakia's interior minister said on Wednesday.
Slovakia was strongly opposed to a quota system agreed by member states last year and is contesting that scheme in court. Minister Robert Kalinak said the new proposal's timing was difficult given efforts to reach consensus on closing migrant routes and reaching a deal on refugees with Turkey.
