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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...
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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.
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Bakondi: Complying with CJEU decision on migration would be tantamount to scrapping border protection
György Bakondi said the fact that some migrants were carrying knives or guns showed that illegal migration posed a threat to the county's security.
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FM: Ominous reports circulating on Europe’s present and future security situation
EU foreign ministers will meet in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the state of Europe.
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State Secretary: Brussels must also welcome migrants
For almost a decade, Hungary has protected the EU’s external border, spending more than 2 billion euros of its own money to meet its Schengen obligations.
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State Secretary: Brussels is pursuing an “irresponsible” migration policy
The state secretary said the EU needed to take action against illegal migration.
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Gulyás: Hungary denied access to EU funding earmarked for border protection
Gergely Gulyás said the protection of the Schengen Area’s external borders “is important for the whole of Europe, and not just protecting Hungary from migration.”
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Bakondi: Number of illegal entrants on Southern border has grown significantly in recent weeks
Authorities apprehended 70 people on the southern border this past weekend and more than 3,700 migrants have been caught so far this year.