Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has called for the EU to take joint action in protecting the alliance’s outer borders. Speaking to journalists following talks with visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Mr. Sobotka said all EU member states should contribute to reinforcing the EU’s outer borders since the EU’s buffer states, such as Italy and Greece do not appear to have the situation fully under control. The Czech prime minister said the Czech Republic would bring up the matter at upcoming EU sessions. The Frontex European border agency which was established in 2004 and tasked with coordinating and developing border management operates on a limited budget. The EU has long debated increasing its funding. In the spring of this year the Czech Republic offered 60 experts and 10 million crowns for this purpose.