Hungarian government: Number of migrants arriving in Europe could double

On Friday, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told Hungarian television channel M1 that, according to recent surveys and reports, the number of migrants arriving in Europe in the last quarter of the year could even be as high as the total number of those arriving in the first three quarters.

Mr. Kovács said that this tendency is also suggested by statistical data from the last four to five years: the last quarter of the year is typified by those who have already set off seeking to enter Europe at any cost. He said that there are millions in the Middle East and North Africa who are ready to set off. He added that organised crime and terrorism form the background of the instigators of migration, and that currently pressure is also increasing at the Hungarian borders.

He went on to say that this is why the Government has decided to increase police personnel by three thousand, and to organise them into border guard units.

Mr. Kovács also said that it seems that an increasing number of EU Member States are beginning to realise that the relocation quota is not a solution, but proposals from Brussels indicate that the European Commission is seeking to implement the mandatory relocation system.