Orbán orders reinforcing border fence, building new one

Budapest, February 15 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered the reinforcement of Hungary’s border fence and creating capacities for building a new one.

Speaking in parliament on Monday, Orbán said the influx of migrants would probably accelerate and Hungary’s protection and the fight against a mandatory quota for accepting migrants should be “affairs of interest for the whole nation”.

In 2016 Hungary must have a diplomatic, legal and political defence in place against Brussels and a military and police defence along its southern borders, Orbán said.

Orbán asked lawmakers to support measures “needed to protect the country and fend off terrorist attacks”. He thanked police, the army and countries of the Visegrad grouping of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia for “standing by Hungary” while it was the target of snipes from the whole of Europe. As a result Hungary is now one of the most stable countries of Europe, he said. He added that there are more Europeans who agree with Hungary’s position than generally believed and they do not understand why their governments are not doing the same thing as Hungary’s does.