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The foreign minister said Hungary will be taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union in a period fraught with dangers such as the migration pressure faced by the continent.
The foreign minister said Hungary will be taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union in a period fraught with dangers such as the migration pressure faced by the continent.
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The foreign minister said that during its EU presidency, Hungary would prioritise stopping migration.
The foreign minister said the Hungarian government considered border violations as attacks against the country’s sovereignty, adding that rounding up people smuggling gangs was crucial.
Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of EU justice ministers, Minister Tuzson said organizations aiding illegal migration were engaging in “people smuggling”.
Terrorist organizations abused illegal migration while hiding their terrorists in the uncontrolled waves of migrants.
“Hungary has a consistent immigration policy which works, Hungary has not let itself be turned into an immigrant country,” Barna Pál Zsigmond said.
Pressure increased along routes going through Spain, Italy and the Balkans last year.
György Bakondi noted that a total of 355,000 migrants had come to Europe on the three main migration routes last year, a record number since 2016.
In recent times migration risks in the Sahel region and pressure on Europe from illegal immigration have continued to increase
In a "crisis," a "second quota" would be introduced, from which there would be no escape and which would make it compulsory to take in migrants.
György Bakondi called it “strange” that a qualified majority had passed the decision rather than a unanimous vote and that “all the arguments that we presented went unheard”.
The foreign minister said Hungary lets in all refugees which is best illustrated by the over one million refugees arriving from neighboring Ukraine since the start of the war there.