Prime Ministers Boyko Borissov and Victor Orban Called For Reliable EU Border Protection

The Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Hungary, Boyko Borissov and Victor Orban called for security of EU borders and control on the migrant crisis. The topic was central in their conversations today at the Boyana Residence in Sofia. During Orban's working visit, views were also exchanged on the future of the EU and the place of the Western Balkan countries in it.

Three prerequisites were pointed out by Prime Minister Borissov for successful solution to the issue of relocation, which, according to him, currently divides European leaders. These include the implementation of agreements with EU neighboring countries, ensuring secure protection of EU external borders, and maintaining security centers close to conflict zones.

"Tensions in Europe, also during elections, have only one reason, and this is the migrant crisis. The agreement with Turkey must function, it is to the advantage of all European citizens. We suggest one hundred percent security of EU borders - migrants to pass only through border cross-points and with documents. The other thing we offer is to have security centers close to the conflicts so that after the conflict is over, people can go back to their countries and contribute to their recovery. When these conditions are met, we can talk about compulsory relocation," Prime Minister Borissov said, highlighting the two different points of view on the subject - the one of first-line countries that are subject to the strongest migratory pressures and that of the other countries. "If it happens that through our territory or through Greece, a million migrants suddenly reach Italy, that would probably confuse the world. But if we guarantee border security, neighborhood agreements, and security centers where migrants would live, then the discussion...