EU interior ministers debating security issues in Prague

EU interior ministers are meeting in Prague to debate the impacts of the war in Ukraine and the related refugee crisis. Representatives of Ukraine and Moldova have also been invited to the talks. Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said one of the main issues on the table is a centralized registration system for refugees in the EU. He said that in view of the movement of refugees within Schengen it is important for all the relevant data to be in one system. Rakušan said that because the majority of refugees are women and children the security risks are not high. However, he stressed the need to be prepared for potential future risks such as people and weapons smuggling.