At a press conference after the talks, Áder also called for “stricter than ever before” measures against humans smugglers. Parties at the talks agreed that the origin countries of migrants should be assisted “from EU sources but involving third countries”, while assistance should also be provided to countries accommodating millions of refugees such as Turkey, Jordan or Lebanon. Such measures would be aimed at “weakening the urge for migration”, the president said.
On bilateral ties between Hungary and Slovenia, Áder noted that trade was robust, and a mutual goal was to improve the trade infrastructure. The motorways of the two countries would be linked with the completion of the last Hungarian section by the end of 2019, and a year later the power grids of Hungary and Slovenia would also be connected. He said it was a shared objective that direct agricultural subsidies should stay at the same level, and argued that countries that joined the community at a later date need those funds to close the gap with older members, he said.