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Complaints from Slovakia and Hungary were thrown out by the Advocate General who said the scheme was 'appropriate'

A EURO judge has ruled eastern European nations should be forced to accept refugees under a controversial Brussels migrant crisis plan.

Complaints from Slovakia and Hungary were thrown out by Advocate General Yves Bot, who said the scheme was appropriate.

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And he blamed the two countries for the partial or total failure in the fair sharing of burdens in the crisis.

Commission President Jean Claude Juncker two years ago urged member states to lift the burden on Greece and Italy by divvying up and resettling their share of 160,000 refugees and migrants.

New figures revealed so far just 24,700 have been moved from Greece and Italy under the plan.

The slow progress triggered a move by Brussels for mandatory quotas across member states.

In March Hungarys hard line PM Viktor Orban labelled Europes refugee policy a Trojan Horse of Terrorism. Poland has also refused to take a single asylum seeker under the plan.

Speaking today EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said: If these member states decide to change position, we are ready to work with them to address their concerns.

We dont want to go on like this.

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