Overview
- Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj-Šeštok announced on Facebook that he intends to vote down the EU migration and asylum pact.
- He labeled the proposal "absurd" and said he is traveling to Brussels to defend Slovakia's independence.
- The minister said Slovakia rejects illegal migration and will not allow others to dictate whom the country must accept.
- EU interior ministers are scheduled to take up the pact in Brussels on Monday, with Šutaj-Šeštok participating.
- The outcome of the ministers' deliberations has not been reported as of the latest updates.