{"id":3333,"date":"2024-10-23T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/?p=3333"},"modified":"2024-10-24T01:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T01:00:26","slug":"eu-member-lashes-out-at-blocs-ukraine-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/eu-member-lashes-out-at-blocs-ukraine-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"EU member lashes out at bloc\u2019s Ukraine policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Brussels should focus on tackling illegal migration, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said<\/strong><\/p>\n Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticized the EU\u2019s policy priorities, questioning why the bloc should fund Ukraine in its conflict with Russia while allegedly not doing enough to tackle illegal immigration.<\/p>\n The EU is currently discussing its next seven-year budget for 2028-2035. Speaking at a Slovak-Hungarian-Serbian summit on illegal immigration on Tuesday, Fico suggested that instead of funding Ukraine, Brussels should instead invest in infrastructure in countries such as Libya in order to stop people fleeing to Europe. \u201cIt is interesting that when money is needed for the war in Ukraine, there will be tens of billions (of euros) for murders… Question: Why is it, that while illegal migration is so dangerous for the European Union and Europe, not in a political but essentially, why\u2026 can\u2019t we spend enough money to achieve a successful policy of stopping migrants even before the borders (of the European Union)?\u201d<\/em> Fico asked during a press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, following the summit in the Slovak town of Komarno, as quoted by RIA Novosti.<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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