Milos Zeman

Czech President provocatively calls for economic migrants to be deported

Milos Zeman, the Czech president, has called for hundreds of thousands of economic migrants who arrived in Europe since early last year to be deported, and claimed Muslim migrants’ culture is fundamentally incompatible with European society. The Czech leader suggested migrants could be relocated to “empty places” in north Africa or on “uninhabited Greek islands”. He warned of a “strong connecti

Bulgaria 'Counts on Czech Support' for Schengen Entry

The Czech Republic has thrown its support behind Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen area, its Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has said, according to the press office of his Bulgarian counterpart Rosen Plevneliev.

The Bulgarian head of state is on a two-day visit to Prague, having met with Czech counterpart Milos Zeman on Monday.

France to warn Turkey against 'blackmailing' EU in migrant crisis

France will tell Turkey at a summit with the European Union this week it wants more effective cooperation with Ankara on the migrant crisis, but will warn against any attempt at "blackmail," Prime Minister Manuel Valls said March 15.

It is "essential" to work with Turkey, "but there must not be the slightest blackmail", Valls told the French parliament.

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