Visegrad countries urge stronger EU border defense

Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have called for the EU’s border management agency to be strengthened. The Visegrad Group has pushed for tough policies on irregular migration to the EU. The Visegrad group, along with Austria, has been critical of Merkel’s open-door policy to refugees.

The Visegrad group’s decision comes at a tense moment in the EU concerning irregular migration. EU member states have been locked in a heated debate on how to move forward on migration, with several countries rejecting relocation quotas.

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Source: DW