The European Union must change quickly, not because Britain has left, but because the European project needs much stronger support of its citizens. Europe must be more ready to act, be flexible, less bureaucratic and much more sensible to the diversity that the 27 member states represent.

Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka

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Today the situation is that countries in the western Balkans are willing to regulate migration and Europe must unequivocally support them in that.

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I think a deal must be done now, at this European Council, so that we give the British prime minister and government enough time to lead their campaign, before the British referendum, in order to be able to explain the fundamentals of the agreement to British citizens.

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The current situation when up to 3,000 people come to Greece every day certainly is not what we had in mind, the Visegrad Four (V4) realizes how important it is to focus on the west Balkan route and show solidarity with the west Balkan countries and help them with protection of their borders.

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Already now policemen from V4 countries are helping on the Macedonian border, we are prepared to strengthen our aid if needed.

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Europe must have migration policy that will have clear and enforceable rules, including the ability to stop economic migration on EU's external borders.

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Greece has not been able to provide (border) protection, we have to put pressure on Turkey to fulfill its agreements with the EU. We have to insist that Greece, as far as it is in Schengen, meets its requirements.

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