Fiala dubs Babiš's calls to veto EU migration rules scaremongering

Before leaving for the European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said at a press conference that ANO leader Andrej Babiš's calls to veto the EU's migration rules were nothing more than demagoguery and scaremongering. He reiterated that the proposal does not contain mandatory refugee relocation quotas, but rather corresponds to the long-term position of the Czech government on the issue of migration, including what Andrej Babiš had himself advocated for when he was prime minister.

Leaders of EU countries are meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss topics including migration and how to limit the number of refugees coming to Europe. The draft migration and asylum rules were agreed upon by EU member states in Luxembourg at the beginning of June.