The European Union has not corrected its mistaken migration policy for a decade, but there is a chance that national governments may suspend or revise Brussels’ proposals, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chief security advisor, György Bakondi, said on Wednesday in interviews with M1 television and Kossuth Radio.
Bakondi stated that a majority of EU member states now see the migration pact as a wrong decision, pointing to the negative impact of illegal migration, including terrorism, declining public safety, and pressure on social systems. He warned that many migrants bring unknown conflicts to Europe, with some joining organized crime due to lack of language skills or education, while others exploit welfare systems.
He criticized the EU for continuing to focus on quotas instead of prevention, stressing that expulsions rarely work and border controls have lost effectiveness. Only nine of the 27 member states have submitted plans to Brussels on how they would implement the pact, he noted.
Bakondi highlighted Austria as an example where migrants intentionally fail compulsory German exams to remain in the welfare system. He added that Europe now faces the resurgence of open antisemitism with mass demonstrations unseen since 1945.
“Europe is in the twenty-fourth hour to act in defense of its citizens, values, and national security,” he said, emphasizing that Hungarian and patriotic initiatives could bring change. According to Bakondi, the past decade has confirmed that “the Hungarians—and Prime Minister Orbán personally—were right” on migration.