Britain Should Send Soldiers To Protect Europe's Borders, EU Leaders Say
Steven Swinford and Kate McCann
12:01AM GMT 25 Jan 2016
Britain should send hundreds of soldiers to defend Europe's borders and stem the influx of migrants, European leaders have said.
Milos Zeman, the Czech President, suggested that Britain and every other EU nation should send 500 soldiers to bolster a European Border and Coast Guard.
The guard, intended to save the Schengen zone from collapse due to a vast influx of refugees, is hailed as the biggest transfer of national autonomy to Brussels since the creation of the single currency.
However Milos Zeman, the Czech President, said that the current size of the 1,500-strong border force is "comical" as he as he warned that half a million more refugees could arrive in Europe by the time the force is in place.
Britain has offered to send border officials on an "ad hoc" basis to provide "technical expertise" and will oppose any demands for soldiers.
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