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Warsaw: 51% of Poles would rather quit the EU than take in Muslim asylum seekers (Photo: Kamil Porembinski)

Poland vows legal battle on migrant quotas

Poland has vowed to fight the EU in court over migrant relocation quotas, while accusing the European Commission of creating a security risk.

“Poland has sent a motion to the European Commission requesting it to discontinue its ongoing infringement procedure. Should it be continued, Poland is prepared to argue its case before the Court of Justice of the European Union”, the Polish foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday (23 August).

It said the Commission had “unfortuna...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Warsaw: 51% of Poles would rather quit the EU than take in Muslim asylum seekers (Photo: Kamil Porembinski)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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