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Frontex: Number of illegal migrant crossings are up

Mar 18, 2020

In the first two months of the year, illegal migrant crossings rose by 27 percent compared to the same period in 2019.

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Interior ministry warns of increasing migration pressure

Jan 14, 2020

Frontex figures show that in 2019 the number of migrants along the Balkans route had doubled.

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Chief Security Advisor: Frontex is being expanded and its staff are helping EU countries guard their borders

Dec 05, 2019

György Bakondi said that once the Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard is enforced with the aim of better protecting the EU’s external borders, Frontex will be enlarged over several years to 10,000 personnel.

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Illegal immigration is on the rise, says Frontex

Sep 17, 2019

According to Frontex, illegal immigration in the European Union rose by nine percent in August to almost 13,000 registered cases.

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Chief Security Advisor: More Frontex officers not enough to halt inflow of migrants

Apr 18, 2019

Hungary’s Chief Security Advisor has highlighted that the European Union’s move to bolster the staff of border agency Frontex to 10,000 will not be enough to protect the bloc’s borders from a massive inflow of migrants

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Sie haben das Recht zu wissen: einige in Brüssel denken, dass unsere nationalen Grenzen ein bedauerliches Hindernis für die Einwanderung darstellen

Feb 28, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

Haben Sie gemerkt, wie die Bürokraten von Brüssel von „Grenzverwaltung” statt „Grenzschutz” oder „Grenzverteidigung” sprechen? Dies ist kein Zufall. Das lässt einen grundsätzlichen Unterschied in unserem Ansatz zu Migration erkennen. Für die Vertreter der migrationsfreundlichen Lobby ist Einwanderung ein positives Ergebnis und die nationalen Grenzen sind die Hindernisse.

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Government Spokesperson says EU border plans are "unacceptable"

Oct 23, 2018

Zoltán Kovács says centralizing border control would infringe on the sovereignty of member states

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Security cannot be delegated to those who would be happy to tear down the border fence, says official

Sep 24, 2018

Csaba Dömötör said Hungary is able to protect its borders, but many politicians in Brussels do not want to do the same and support migration

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PM Orbán: Hungary insists on the right to carry out its own border protection

Sep 21, 2018

During a meeting of prime ministers belonging to the European People’s Party (EPP), PM Orbán stressed that “there is no need for Frontex to defend the Hungarian borders for us”

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PM Orbán: Hungary insists on its right to protect its borders

Sep 20, 2018

The prime minister said there was no need to take away border protection competencies from Hungary, arguing that “we’re capable of protecting our borders. We insist on the right to keep it our job"

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An Egg Without a Shell, a Country Without Borders

Jul 10, 2017 - Mária Schmidt

European history is a history of invasions

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Illegal Migration: What is going on in the Mediterranean Sea?

Jun 08, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

An interesting video surfaced recently in the deep corners of Youtube, a two-minute clip that uses open-source information on marine traffic to allegedly show how pro-migration NGO vessels are shuttling illegal migrants from the coast of Libya to Italy.

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The troubling alliance between NGOs and human traffickers off Europe’s southern border

Apr 29, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

An increasing number of reports indicate that non-governmental organizations are collaborating with human traffickers to illegally transport migrants into Europe, undocumented and unchecked.

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Italy has evidence that NGOs are helping people-smugglers ship migrants to Europe

Apr 24, 2017

An Italian prosecutor says he has evidence that some of the charities saving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea are colluding with people-smugglers

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Recent terror attacks emphasize the need for reinforced border

Apr 12, 2017

The number of attempts to illegally cross the border have fallen significantly since the stricter regulations were introduced and rather than undergoing checks and being identified, migrants are instead avoiding the Hungarian border and attempting to enter Europe via new routes

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Hungary complies with all EU regulations regarding the protection of external borders

Apr 07, 2017

Those crossing the border illegally will be granted decent conditions in transit zones in Tompa and Röszke, outside the south borders of Hungary

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Hungary's new migration policy has seen the number of attempted illegal entries fall dramatically

Mar 29, 2017

György Bakondi, the chief security advisor to the prime minister, said the double border fence and “legal border seal” have thwarted attempts to enter the country

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Frontex finds 'no fault' in way Hungarian authorities conduct border patrols

Mar 09, 2017

Officers serving in Hungary within the framework of the European Union’s border guard agency Frontex found "no fault with the work of police officers and military personnel on duty at the border"

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Hungarian government "categorically rejects' claims of police brutality against migrants

Mar 07, 2017

The Hungarian government denies media reports which state refugees who made it to the Serbian-Hungarian border encountered incidents of violence by Hungarian authorities

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More Hungarian police contingents to carry out EU border patrols this year

Jan 10, 2017

During a month-long mission, 25 officers will carry out patrol tasks with their Macedonian colleagues on their border with Greece

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Frontex prepares for everything but border protection

Nov 21, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács

“These people aren’t involved in border protection,” said Prime Minister Orbán of the newly established Frontex unit proposed to the management board. Frontex, of course, is the EU agency that was set up to manage cooperation among national border guards and help secure the EU’s external border. The problem with the proposed, new unit is that it is for anything but guarding European borders and coastlines. Plus, it is ridiculously weak in numbers.

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Constitutional amendment is a 'national issue' and not about politics or economics

Oct 28, 2016

The prime minister said that “the Seventh Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary is an issue of national interest and cannot be linked to any party political debate or economic issue”

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Hungary helps other EU countries deal with migrant crisis

Jun 05, 2016

Hungarian police have travelled to several southern European countries to help with efforts to combat migration pressure

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Austria increases patrol efforts on the border with Hungary

Apr 28, 2016

Following recent attempts at smuggling migrants through EU nations, border patrols have been stepped up between Austria and Hungary