Visegrád countries will send over 300 border patrol and police officers to Greece “so that we can halt the migration wave at the southern borders of Greece”. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Valetta, Malta at EU-Africa summit.
European Union and African leaders began a two-day summit in Malta on Wednesday aimed at agreeing a joint strategy to tackle the migration crisis. Nearly 800,000 migrants have reached Europe this year, just under a quarter of them from Africa, and more than 3,400 people have died in the attempt.
“In the fight against migration a few Greek ferry captains are more effective than 28 (EU) prime ministers after a number of meetings ”, he said. In contrast to what the EU heads of state and government regularly emphasise – namely that the influx of migrants cannot be stopped – it has turned out that as soon as the Greek captains decided not to transport migrants from islands to the mainland, the migration wave stopped immediately. “In other words, in addition to the Hungarian border barrier, we have other evidence which proves that what is missing in the EU is the will to stop the influx”, he explained.
The Prime Minister announced that in Malta the V4 had also agreed that they will jointly contribute to replenishing the funds needed to put a halt to the migration wave. A V4 summit will be held in Prague in December, at which the President of South Korea will also be present. Furthermore, they will also discuss the issue of Britain’s desired EU reforms.
