٠٠:٠٥:٢٢Slovakian PM Robert Fico suggested the EU had 'billions for killing' in Ukraine but not for protecting its borders as he, Hungary's Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic gathered for their trilateral 'Together Against Illegal Migration' summit in Komarno on Tuesday.
"It is interesting that if we need money for the war, for Ukraine, there are always billions, tens of billions will be found for killing, for someone to see the (Russian) Federation on its knees at any cost - there is always money for that," he said.
"I am asking now, why, if illegal migration is so dangerous for the EU and Europe as such… why are we unable to provide enough financial resources to stop it even before the borders of the EU efficiently," he continued.
Fico added that there were "five million migrants in the EU" who he said had a "completely different mentality, with completely different cultural roots, which negatively affects the development of Europe and the state in which Europe finds itself."
"That's why all three of us think Slovakia, Serbia and Hungary, in the fight against illegal migration - we consider it an absolute priority," he underlined.
Vucic said that they had already 'achieved results by working together', with "80 percent fewer migrants than last year." Orban spoke of the need to protect the EU's external borders, claiming his country was 'under attack' and was being forced to pay financial penalties by the bloc "because we did not receive so many migrants as they wanted".
"We can't let anyone into Europe if we don't first analyse the individual example. A migrant can enter only if his case has been considered," he added.
Vucic also touched on the Ukraine conflict, saying that the three had "a somewhat different view" of it but that they were united in wanting peace, which he added was "very unpopular today".
The 'Balkan route' for migrants takes those seeking asylum through Serbia and into Hungary, and the EU. Within the bloc, countries on divided on the proposal of external 'return centres'. A migration pact agreed in 2023 obliges EU countries to take set quotas from 'frontline' nations or pay for others to host them.
'Always billions for killing!' - Fico questions EU’s motives as Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia vow to tackle migration as 'absolute priority'
Slovakian PM Robert Fico suggested the EU had 'billions for killing' in Ukraine but not for protecting its borders as he, Hungary's Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic gathered for their trilateral 'Together Against Illegal Migration' summit in Komarno on Tuesday.
"It is interesting that if we need money for the war, for Ukraine, there are always billions, tens of billions will be found for killing, for someone to see the (Russian) Federation on its knees at any cost - there is always money for that," he said.
"I am asking now, why, if illegal migration is so dangerous for the EU and Europe as such… why are we unable to provide enough financial resources to stop it even before the borders of the EU efficiently," he continued.
Fico added that there were "five million migrants in the EU" who he said had a "completely different mentality, with completely different cultural roots, which negatively affects the development of Europe and the state in which Europe finds itself."
"That's why all three of us think Slovakia, Serbia and Hungary, in the fight against illegal migration - we consider it an absolute priority," he underlined.
Vucic said that they had already 'achieved results by working together', with "80 percent fewer migrants than last year." Orban spoke of the need to protect the EU's external borders, claiming his country was 'under attack' and was being forced to pay financial penalties by the bloc "because we did not receive so many migrants as they wanted".
"We can't let anyone into Europe if we don't first analyse the individual example. A migrant can enter only if his case has been considered," he added.
Vucic also touched on the Ukraine conflict, saying that the three had "a somewhat different view" of it but that they were united in wanting peace, which he added was "very unpopular today".
The 'Balkan route' for migrants takes those seeking asylum through Serbia and into Hungary, and the EU. Within the bloc, countries on divided on the proposal of external 'return centres'. A migration pact agreed in 2023 obliges EU countries to take set quotas from 'frontline' nations or pay for others to host them.
Slovakian PM Robert Fico suggested the EU had 'billions for killing' in Ukraine but not for protecting its borders as he, Hungary's Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic gathered for their trilateral 'Together Against Illegal Migration' summit in Komarno on Tuesday.
"It is interesting that if we need money for the war, for Ukraine, there are always billions, tens of billions will be found for killing, for someone to see the (Russian) Federation on its knees at any cost - there is always money for that," he said.
"I am asking now, why, if illegal migration is so dangerous for the EU and Europe as such… why are we unable to provide enough financial resources to stop it even before the borders of the EU efficiently," he continued.
Fico added that there were "five million migrants in the EU" who he said had a "completely different mentality, with completely different cultural roots, which negatively affects the development of Europe and the state in which Europe finds itself."
"That's why all three of us think Slovakia, Serbia and Hungary, in the fight against illegal migration - we consider it an absolute priority," he underlined.
Vucic said that they had already 'achieved results by working together', with "80 percent fewer migrants than last year." Orban spoke of the need to protect the EU's external borders, claiming his country was 'under attack' and was being forced to pay financial penalties by the bloc "because we did not receive so many migrants as they wanted".
"We can't let anyone into Europe if we don't first analyse the individual example. A migrant can enter only if his case has been considered," he added.
Vucic also touched on the Ukraine conflict, saying that the three had "a somewhat different view" of it but that they were united in wanting peace, which he added was "very unpopular today".
The 'Balkan route' for migrants takes those seeking asylum through Serbia and into Hungary, and the EU. Within the bloc, countries on divided on the proposal of external 'return centres'. A migration pact agreed in 2023 obliges EU countries to take set quotas from 'frontline' nations or pay for others to host them.