ANO leader calls for parliamentary debate on immigrant quotas

ANO leader and minister of finance Andrej Babiš has said that the lower house of parliament should discuss at a special session whether the Czech Republic should accept immigrants. Babiš said on his Twitter account that he would not respect the EU quotas forcing the country to host its share of immigrants even if that meant sanctions. A similar call for a parliamentary debate on the issue was made by President Miloš Zeman, through his spokesman, on Tuesday. The Czech government eventually accepted a proposed share out of immigrants across the EU although it had opposed the move before it came to the Council of Ministers in September last year.

Author: Chris Johnstone