Schetyna: EU must seal its borders

Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna took on the refugee crisis in his article for Politico.com. According to him, the EU must seal its borders to avoid further chaos on its frontiers and the member countries should cooperate more effectively in addressing the issue. "We must make sure that extradition agreements are enforced. Thorough border controls have to be implemented. This will require our assistance. We need to strengthen the infrastructure of the EU border states," Schetyna wrote. "Without further ado we must invest in reception centers for refugees, where they would be identified and, based on their country of origin, assessed as to whether they are in fact refugees or economic migrants. " he added. The foreign minister also said that Frontex, the Warsaw-based EU border control agency, must be strengthened so it can play a bigger role where it is most needed. "Another priority area is helping bolster stability in the countries from which the refugees are coming," Schetyna further enumerated. The article was published on the day when foreign ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, along with Jean-Clause Juncker are meeting in Prague to discuss the obligatory migrant quotas.