Poland asks EU to drop case against Warsaw over EU migrant scheme

The Polish government filed a motion to the European Commission to withdraw its legal proceedings against Warsaw over its migrant relocation quotas, adding that it is ready to go to court if necessary. “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,” Polish foreign ministry said in a statement. The request follows Interior Minister Mariusz Błaszczak statement that the migration policy is responsible for the numerous attacks in European cities. “Paris, Stockholm, Brussels, Berlin, Manchester, Barcelona,” Błaszczak said, referring to recent attacks by Islamist militants which have killed scores of people. In July the Commission sent so-called "reasoned opinions" to Poland, Czechia, and Hungary urging them to apply EU migration rules. In 2015, EU leaders decided that bloc’s member states would redistribute 160,000 asylum seekers, mostly from the Middle East, among themselves in order to alleviate pressure on Greece and Italy where most of the migrants arrived. According to the EU plan, Poland is set to accept 6,200 asylum seekers by September.