He said European leaders have been saying for the past weeks that migration is the biggest challenge in the history of the European Union.

This can only be handled by protecting the continent’s external borders, he said. “I believe that the EU’s policy is pathetic window-dressing; for all the talk, nothing has happened...” he said. The influx of migration is likely to only grow, he said.

This clear as no solutions have been offered in any of the crisis zones, he added. “We are currently unprotected from the south, because Greece refuses to take part in meeting its Schengen obligations. For this reason, we are closer than ever to a Macedonian- Bulgarian border seal providing protection from the south,” he said.

Having set up this protective border means Bulgaria is ready for Schengen membership because it has proven in these troubled times that it can protect its borders, Szijjártó said. The EU, which decides over finances, must consider this, he added.

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