Last year Poland, which recently took over the rotating presidency of the Visegrad Group from the Czech Republic, sent 55 border guards to help Hungary with its border protection efforts.

Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said the help Hungary will receive from its V4 partners will allow the country to better enforce its new border regulations that entered into effect earlier this month.

He said that only 17 migrants managed to get past border police and enter the country since the new rules took effect.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.

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