Focus on Strengthening External Border Protection: Meeting of Interior Ministers in Szeged

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: December 3, 2023; 17:56 ♦ (Vindobona)

At a meeting in Szeged, Hungary, interior ministers from the Visegrád 4 states (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic), Austria and Germany emphasized the need for robust protection of the EU's external borders and a reform of EU migration policy. The Austrian police are heavily involved in the Balkans to control migration and combat organized smuggling.

Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner met the interior ministers of the Visegrad 4 countries and Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser for a working meeting in Szeged, Hungary. / Picture: © BMI Bundesministerium für Inneres / Ministère de l'intérieur

Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner emphasized the importance of cooperation with countries of origin and transit to reduce illegal migration and prevent people from taking dangerous routes to Europe. He emphasized the importance of securing the mainland and supporting countries such as Tunisia in border protection.

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