Bakondi recalled that since the outbreak of the migration crisis in 2015, Europe has seen a rising number of violent incidents — shootings, bombings, stabbings and vehicle attacks — many of them linked directly to Christmas markets, churches, or other crowded public spaces. “These are connected to the misguided and failed handling of illegal migration,” he said.
He noted that Western European security services have been forced to introduce extensive physical barriers to prevent vehicle-based attacks, while securing Christmas markets now imposes “enormous costs” on major cities.
“If we added up the victims of the last ten years — both the dead and the injured — the number would be very high,” he said, warning that what were once isolated incidents have now become systemic. Where large numbers of illegal migrants are present, he argued, the risk is significantly higher, as perpetrators can blend into crowds or local Muslim communities.
These developments, Bakondi said, are leading more Western European politicians to acknowledge that “Hungary was right” in 2015 when it decided to admit only those who are fully vetted, officially approved, and genuinely eligible for political asylum. Increasingly, he added, countries are moving asylum processing outside the EU — a practice Hungary introduced a decade ago.
“Despite the clearly positive results felt by the Hungarian population, instead of recognising or adopting these measures, the EU continues to punish Hungary with infringement procedures,” he said.
Bakondi also noted that the European Parliament last week debated the situation of the rule of law in Hungary for the 54th time. “If it weren’t so tragic, one could almost laugh at this enormous effort,” he said, adding that while Brussels frequently accuses Hungary, far less is said about the state of the rule of law within the EU itself, even as the bloc “violates its own rules” when adopting decisions. He also pointed to the recent arrest of former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in a corruption case.
Speaking on Kossuth Radio, Bakondi highlighted that nearly one million illegal migrants have been arriving in Europe annually, concentrating in high-welfare countries such as Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and the UK. He argued that a large Muslim population has settled in these states, some of whom “do not accept the general rules, laws, or the authority of the courts,” creating environments in which terrorists can hide.
He added that with the collapse of the Islamic State’s logistical network, attacks have shifted from coordinated, armed operations to lone-wolf stabbings and vehicle assaults, which now constitute the most typical methods.