EU forces migrant deal past eastern opposition

[WorldNews]

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The European Union pushed through a controversial deal to relocate 120,000 refugees on Tuesday, riding roughshod over fierce opposition from eastern states in a major blow to unity within the bloc. In a move that further sours regional ties as Europe wrestles with its biggest migration crisis since World War II, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia all voted against the plan while Finland abstained. Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico insisted he would not accept the "diktat" from Brussels, under which EU countries must take a share of new arrivals from overstretched frontline states like Greece and Italy.

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