The Czech Republic should defend its borders, using the army to expel \u201cillegal immigrants\u201d because the European Union isn\u2019t curbing the influx of refugees into the bloc, President Milos Zeman said.<\/p>\n
Zeman\u2019s comments echoed those of other politicians calling for the EU to take action to stem the flood of people into the region from Syria and other conflict areas as they travel through Greece and the Balkan states to western Europe.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course I would wish for the EU to strengthen its borders, but I don\u2019t see any real action,\u201d Zeman told reporters in Prague castle on Monday. \u201cTherefore I believe the Czech Republic should take of its borders alone and expel illegal immigrants from the borders, including with the use of the army.\u201d<\/p>\n
The refugee crisis has escalated in central Europe this month, with Austrian police finding a Hungarian-licensed truck containing the bodies of 71 migrants last week. Scores more drowned when their boats capsized off the coast of Libya. Most refugees traveling to the EU pass through former communist countries as they head to Germany and other richer states.<\/p>\n
Source: Bloomberg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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