Andrej Babis

June 2018, the suspect, with support from Austrian ChaMatthias Monroyncellor Kurz, advocated for increasing Frontex’ capacities to protect the “external borders” of the EU. (See V4 Report; Hungarian Presidency).

The Visegrad group consistently portrayed exiles as "the enemy" and pushed for the securitization of the EU's borders. (See Visegrad Group; Executivce Summary) 

In January 2019, the suspect fully backed Fayez Al-Sarraj at a meeting in Tripoli. Among the discussion topics were a “possible cooperation of security and spy services… need[ed] to better guard [Libya’s] borders.” The government had already contributed 8.75 million euros of the 35 million euros paid into the EUTF by the V4. (Visegrad Group; Involement with Libya)

The Czech government contributed 10.41 million euros to the EUTF which was allegedly earmarked for funding the LYCG. (Visegrad Group; Iinvolvement with Libya, EU Member States and other donors contributions (pledges and received contributions))

V4 > 35 million euro “contribution to border protection efforts in Libya” in December 2018 (See V4; Hungarian Presidency):
part of the V4’s reportedly high involvement in phase 2 of the training of the Libyan coastguard.1 The 35 million euros made up the majority of the funds (35 million euros of 45 million euros in total) (V4; Involvement with Libya).

February 2019, the V4 and Germany made a contribution of 30 million euros to a migration management project in Morocco (See V4; Slovak Presidency July 2018 – June 2019).

Babis advocated for the increasing Frontex' capacities to protect the "external border" of the EU. (See Visegrad Group; Hungarian Presidency July 2017 - June 2018)