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PM Orbán: Migrants cannot be allowed in
The prime minister said, "we are doomed" if they entered, and "there is no way back".
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PM's Commissioner: More immigrants than emigrants in Hungary since 1995
Piroska Szalai said that 1.3 million people have arrived, and some 700,000 people have left Hungary.
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PM Orbán: I am resolute, migrants cannot be allowed in
In a candid appearance on the Pikk Extra podcast, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán engaged in a wide-ranging discussion with journalists Zsolt Bayer and Áron Ambrózy, touching on the challenges facing...
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Bakondi: Hungary’s border protection measures are exemplary
György Bakondi said Hungary refuses to implement the migration pact, adding that the country instead aims to cooperate with and aid migrants’ countries of origin and transit countries.
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Bakondi: More and more migrants are reaching the Serbia-Hungary border
Last year, Hungarian border guards arrested around 900 border violators in the first four months of the year, and almost 5,000 in the same period this year.
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Rétvári: Brussels is punishing Hungary for policing its borders
Concerning illegal migration, Rétvári said: "The EU has wasted ten years and is no closer to a solution, but the problem has grown even further."
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Hungarian authorities apprehended almost 16,000 illegal migrants and 132 people smugglers last year
György Bakondi said that although this figure is lower compared with previous years, it still posed a serious challenge.
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Bakondi: European Union migration pact is 'full of holes'
United Nations data shows that almost 1 million irregular migrants come to Europe each year.
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PM Orbán: Western leaders are in panic over illegal migration
At a trilateral migration summit held in Komárom (Komárno) today, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán highlighted the growing panic among Western leaders over the ongoing migration crisis.
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PM Orbán: Illegal migration cannot be stopped without 'hotspots' outside EU
No government is ready to "round up" migrants already within the borders and expel them from the EU, he said. "The only migrants who won't stay are the ones we don't allow in," PM Orbán said.
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Brussels is a hypocrite
The European Union's inconsistent approach to member states' border control measures has never been more evident—or more troubling.
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Minister Bóka: Hungary requests exemption from EU migration rules
Hungary is preparing to take significant action to address illegal migration, following the Netherlands in seeking an exemption from European Union migration and asylum rules.
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FM: Manhunt for politicians and governments that reject migration is underway
The foreign minister said Hungary was being punished for protecting its borders, and yet "no one says a word about" the fact that Germany has closed the internal Schengen borders.