Babiš calls for closing of external borders of Schengen, creation of huge refugee camp

The Czech minister of finance, Andrej Babiš, says the external borders of the Schengen Zone should be immediately closed so as to prevent an influx of refugees into the territory. Speaking on Tuesday, Mr. Babiš suggested NATO should become involved in operations to guard some of the zone’s external borders if the countries concerned were unable to do so themselves. He said a huge refugee camp should be set up where selection could be carried out to separate those in genuine need of help from economic migrants. President Miloš Zeman also called on Tuesday for increased security on Europe’s external borders. He said the agency tasked with policing it, Frontex, was not up to the job and suggested that the EU needed a joint army to carry out that role.

Author: Ian Willoughby