Komarno
Orban: EU incapable of ensuring readmission of illegal migrants
KOMARNO - Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said on Tuesday the EU was incapable of ensuring a readmission of illegal migrants.
Speaking to reporters after a trilateral summit with Slovak PM Robert Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Komarno, Slovakia, Orban said the EU had received eight million asylum requests in 2015, registering 3.8 million attempts of illegal entry.
Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia vow to carry on fight against migration
Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia will continue joint efforts to curb illegal migration into the European Union, their leaders have said, adding that more EU funds were needed.
Fico: Serbia protected Hungary, Slovakia and entire EU from illegal migration
KOMARNO - Slovak PM Robert Fico said on Tuesday steps taken by Serbia had protected Hungary, Slovakia and the entire EU from illegal migration, and expressed full support for Serbia's EU accession ambitions.
Vucic: We will always respect rights of migrants but we will protect our country
KOMARNO - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday Serbia would always respect the rights of migrants and their human dignity but that the country would always protect itself as "order must exist."
Vucic was responding to questions from reporters after a trilateral meeting with Slovak and Hungarian PMs Robert Fico and Viktor Orban in Komarno, Slovakia.
Vucic: Establishing cooperation with Slovakia, Hungary on migration important for Serbia
KOMARNO - Establishing trilateral cooperation with friendly Slovakia and Hungary on migration is of great importance for Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday.
Democracy Digest: Slovak Democracy on Trial as Election Looms
'Trial of the year'
After an investigation that opened a Pandora's Box of revelations about high-level corruption, the trial of four people accused of the brutal killing started this month.
In December, Zoltan Andrusko, a restaurant owner from the southern town of Komarno, was sentenced to 15 years for Kuciak's murder in a separate trial.