Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said that when Viktor Orbán built a wall in Budapest in 2016, everyone criticized him, but ten years later Europe is now essentially confirming that policy was correct.
01 · THE DISPATCH
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš defended Viktor Orbán's 2016 border wall policy, saying that Europe has now come to the same conclusion. Babiš noted that Orbán was widely criticized at the time, but a decade later, European leaders are implementing similar measures. The statement reflects a growing acceptance of stricter border controls across the continent.
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