Police test mobile barrier against illegal migration

On Wednesday, in one of Bratislava's boroughs, the police and fire brigade held a training exercise involving a mobile barrier which is to be used in response to large numbers of people having to be barred from entering the country and to direct their flow. The exercise, entitled 'Bariéra', was attended by Prime Minister Robert Fico and Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák. According to the Interior Ministry, there are sufficient means to erect such a barrier over a length of several kilometres. However, the exact number wasn't specified. The border with Austria is referred to as one area where the barrier may be consigned. According to Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák, apart from the barrier, police have other means of protecting Slovakia's borders. "There will also be patrols deployed by means of transport, as richer migrants use trains and buses to travel," said Kaliňák. PM Robert Fico claims it's obvious that the European Union is failing to protect Schengen area borders, as the number of migrants that enter Europe through Greece from Turkey is still on the rise and will continue to rise with the better weather. "We will not respect mandatory quotas, because they are nonsensical," said Fico, reiterating Slovakia's official stance on the issue. Slovakia, as well as Hungary, is taking the European Commission to court in Luxembourg over the quotas.