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State Secretary: Hungary will not allow migrant camps as long as Fidesz is in power
Neither is Hungary willing to participate in a quota system for distributing migrants within the EU, Bence Rétvári added.
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We told you so...
For years, the Hungarian government has been criticized for its tough stance on illegal migration and the importance of protecting Europe’s external borders.
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Minister Gulyás: The Hungarian government is ready to sue Brussels over migration
At today’s Government Info press conference, Gergely Gulyás, the minister heading the Prime Minister's Office, revealed the latest key decisions made by the Hungarian government, including talks on EU migration...
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State Secretary: EU’s new migration pact is in conflict with what the government represents
“The new pact overwrites Hungary’s migration procedures, which could lead to the emergence of migrant ghettoes in the country,” said Csaba Dömötör.
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Gulyás: Government offices had done an “outstanding job” providing aid to Ukraine refugees
The local government offices processed 40,000 asylum applications and registered 1.2 million entries from Ukraine.
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PM Orbán: Migrants must be kept out
In this morning’s interview on Kossuth Radio's "Good Morning, Hungary!," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discussed several key issues, including migration, the national consultation, the situation in Ukraine, and the Hungarian economy.
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State Secretary: EU wants "biggest migrant ghetto" in Hungary
The proposal would require Hungary to assess 28.3% of all refugee applications from migrants arriving in the EU.
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FM: Brussels should immediately stop its aggressive pro-migration policies
The foreign minister said that Europe was simultaneously faced with two serious security challenges: the war to the east and waves of migration from the south.
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MEP: Pro-migration forces making "putsch-like" attempt to push through EU migration package
Fidesz MEP Balázs Hidvéghi said efforts were underway to set up a system that would be a return to the quota system “that failed years ago”.
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State Secretary: Approval of migrant distribution plan shows worst side of Brussels politics
A new plan would require member states that refuse to accommodate migrants to pay an equivalent of 8 million forints (EUR 22,000) per migrant.
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Fidesz MEP: The European Union could not handle the migration crisis
Balázs Hidvéghi said that eight years after the crisis the European Parliament is still talking about the need to increase European solidarity and help with the placement and distribution of immigrants.
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Fidesz MEP: EU needs to introduce new migration policy focused on border protection
Balázs Hidvéghi said Europe must fundamentally change its approach to migration in order to prevent further human tragedy on the Mediterranean.
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MEP: Time has proven PM Orbán right in debate around migration
Balázs Hidvéghi said that in 2015 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had been “the first European leader to realise and stress that the borders must be protected, by erecting a fence, if necessary, and he actually had such a fence built”.