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State Secretary: Hungary has demonstrated how to protect the border
Hungary was hopeful the central European member states could reach an agreement on the need to protect the bloc’s external border in the region.
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Foreign Minister hopes for harmony between Belgian and Hungarian EU presidencies
Minister Szijjártó said both Hungary and Flanders were “supporters of rationalistic politics, promotion of free trade, and the crucial importance of protecting Europe’s external borders”.
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President Novák underlines importance of border officers in guaranteeing safety of Hungarians
The president said the border officers guaranteed that Hungarians felt safe in their country.
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President Novák: Hungary is not only protecting its own borders but also that of the EU
The president expressed her strong belief that strong borders represent a strong country.
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National Information Center: Illegal migration is on the rise
In a recent classified report, Hungary’s National Information Center examines the growing challenge of illegal migration along the Serbian-Hungarian border.
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State Secretary: EU's draft crisis regulation is about the further settlement of illegal migrants
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.
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FM: European politicians should refrain from statements strengthening migration pressure
Minister Szijjártó said central Europe was at the focal point of two crises, the war from the east and migration from the south.
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Bakondi: Almost 500 border violations on average weekday and more at weekends
The latest data shows that 91,000 people tried to cross the border illegally this year and criminal proceedings were undertaken against 700 people smugglers who typically operated in large gangs.
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Professionally trained border units sent to tackle aggressive migrants
Since the start of the war, some 1.15 million people had crossed the Hungarian border, 38,000 had submitted an asylum request and 34,000 of these have been approved.
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State Secretary: Fence along Hungary’s border with Serbia has been reinforced and extended
A 10-kilometer section had been added to an earlier fence of 165 kilometers in the Hercegszanto area.
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Hungary sends 35-strong police unit to Serbia to assist in border protection
The Hungarian officers will use their own equipment, which includes off-road vehicles, night vision devices and mobile infra-red cameras during their patrols.
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Bakondi: Nearly 49,000 border violators stopped in Hungary this year
György Bakondi told public radio that migrants and human smugglers had kept Hungary’s borders under significant pressure.
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State Secretary: Action must be taken against people smugglers
People smugglers operated by organized crime rings pose a threat to the safety of the whole of Europe, and firm action must be taken against them.