Bence Rétvári said no tangible steps had been taken in the protection of the EU’s external borders and the EU only made the activities of people smugglers easier by “an...
Bence Rétvári confirmed that Hungary’s position remains that the external borders must be protected and asylum application procedures must be conducted outside of the external borders of the EU.
Hungary argues that consensus-based decision-making is important on strategic issues such as the migration pact.
József Óberling, head of the traffic department at the national police headquarters (ORFK), said that around 14,000-15,000 people are injured in road accidents each year.
“Once guided by the motto ‘God, homeland, and family’, we will avoid extremism and save our nation from dictatorship, and prevent it from losing its freedom,” Bence Rétvári said.
Bence Rétvári slammed Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for taking “pseudo-measures” and taking lanes away from vehicular traffic rather than providing new bike paths.
Bence Rétvári said investments in flood protection, firming up dams and new equipment for disaster prevention were instrumental in protection efforts.
The US's request from Hungary to disclose the personal data of 900,000 ethnic Hungarians living beyond the borders is unrealistic.
Matthew Millar, the spokesman of the US State Department, said the move to tighten the visa rules has “nothing to do with any issue other than Hungary’s compliance with the Visa Waiver Program itself”.
The proposal would require Hungary to assess 28.3% of all refugee applications from migrants arriving in the EU.
Next year the health budget will be boosted by 425 billion forints (EUR 1.13bn) compared with last year.
A 10-kilometer section had been added to an earlier fence of 165 kilometers in the Hercegszanto area.
Bence Rétvári said the EU owed Hungary over 1.5 billion euros in return for Hungary protecting the bloc’s external borders.