The Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite Presidency, Milorad Dodik, said at the Budapest Demographic Summit on Thursday that the Balkan region is “emptying” because of EU policies.

“I have to say that Europe’s selfish policy will ’empty’ the Balkans, which will be filled up with migrants who come from countries with different cultures,” Dodik said.

Dodik argued that it is questionable whether Europeans will be living in Europe in the next several decades.

“I come from a country where not everything is resolved, where we inherited many problems from the war. During the war in BiH, the number of children born was much higher than during the time of peace. That is completely absurd,” Dodik said.