Migration must be stopped at Schengen borders, says interior minister

Protecting the European Union's external Schengen borders is crucial when it comes to stopping Illegal migration to Europe, Interior Minister Sandor Pinter said after talks with his Visegrad Group and Austrian counterparts in Prague on Thursday. "When it comes to migration, the most important thing is clearly to protect of the external Schengen borders," Pinter told a joint press conference. "At the same time, help must be taken to where the problems arise." Though Hungary is capable of protecting its own Schengen border for the time being, it is happy to accept help from its Visegrad partners, the minister said, thanking the other three V4 countries for help they provided to protect Hungary's borders from the inflow of migrants. Hungary provides similar assistance to the Western Balkan countries, he noted.