Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland are voicing their opposition to any EU quota system for accepting migrants.<br /><br /> The prime ministers of the so-called Visegrad countries have been discussing the current crisis at a summit in Prague. <br /><br /> They are standing shoulder-to-shoulder in their response.<br /><br /> “We support solidarity, we show solidarity, we are ready to participate in a spirit of solidarity on a voluntary basis, but we refuse a quota system that would introduce any kind of obligatory mechanism or measures,” said Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, following the summit. <br /><br /> Hungary’s right-wing government is one of the most vocal in opposing large-scale immigration in the EU.<br /><br /> The country has emerged as the primary entry point for people heading across the Balkans.<br /><br /> Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said the four countries were ready to increase their commitment in assistance to countries facing the heaviest influx of migrants – and step up the fight against trafficking and the ISIL militant group, which has occupied swathes of Syria. <br /><br /> His Polish counterpart told ers that countries should take their own sovereign decisions in responding to the migrant crisis. <br /><br /> Another message coming out of the summit was that more needs to be done to tackle the causes, rather than just treating the symptoms. <br /><br /> The full text of the Joint Statement of the Heads of the #V4 http://t.co/zkJqjCLuuT … … #CZV4PRES pic.twitter.com/5igTvVTBkd— Tomas Prouza (@CZSecStateEU) September 4, 2015
