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Ader: EU values, borders must be protected

Ader: EU values, borders must be protected

Europe is facing increasing migration pressure and the EU must prepare to protect its borders and common values, Janos Ader, the Hungarian president, said at the meeting of the Visegrad Group (V4) heads of state on Monday.
Speaking at a press conference held jointly with his Polish and Slovak counterparts, Ader said the three Visegrad partners had assured Poland of their solidarity. They have also told Poland that it can rely on the political and technical support of the other three V4 countries, and even police reinforcements.

The press conference was joined by Milos Zeman, the Czech president, online.

Noting the crises on the Belarusian borders with Poland, Latvia and Lithuania, Ader noted the events on the Hungarian border in 2015, saying Poland and the other two V4 countries supported Hungary “when we were in trouble”.

He said the EU could not afford to delay its response to these crises. Referring to the situation on Afghanistan, parts of Africa and Asia, as well as the effects of climate change, the president said the pressure of migration on Europe was mounting.

All V4 countries are battling the same problems, such as a notable proportion of the adult population still “refusing to be vaccinated … despite all the warnings and arguments based on common sense,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ader said the V4 was the fastest growing region in the EU even in the midst of Covid. Its member states handled the economic fallout with the lowest losses and were the quickest off the starting block in relaunching their economies, he added.

“We have something to be proud of,” he said, adding that over the next thirty years, “we have something to build on”.

In response to a question, Ader said the Hungarian government did not plan to make vaccinations compulsory.

The V4 leaders in a joint statement today called the Belarusian regime’s actions and its violation of fundamental human rights “unacceptable”. The Belarusian authorities have full responsibility for the lives and health of those who have been taken to their country, the statement said.

On the topic of the coronavirus pandemic, Ader underlined the joint statement adopted by the V4’s presidents advising people who have not yet been vaccinated to take up the jab. In the statement, they have declared that vaccination is the only effective way to protect against Covid-19.
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