Orbán’s advisor: The Hungarian standpoint will become increasingly accepted

“The Government expects the Hungarian standpoint on illegal immigration to become increasingly accepted and for more and more countries to begin viewing uncontrolled mass migration as wrong”, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said.

György Bakondi declared: “There are more and more countries who, partly via national measures and partly at the various forums of the European Union, are enforcing the standpoint according to which uncontrolled mass illegal migration is not a good thing, immigrants should be checked before entering the territory of the European Union, and only those should be allowed entry who do in fact request political asylum, because otherwise we can expect to suffer unpredictable consequences”.

“We expect the number of countries who view these issues from this perspective to increase, and for the Hungarian standpoint to become increasingly accepted”, he added, highlighting the fact that several EU member states including Austria, the Czech Republic and Germany and several other countries have tightened their immigration regulations, the toughest restrictions having been imposed by Austria.

In summary of the current situation, Mr. Bakondi said that out of the three main migration routes, a clear increase in the level of migration compared to last year has been observed from Libya to Italy and from North Africa towards Spain, while although there is no current increase along the Balkan migration route, a continuous “multidirectional” movement that “avoids the protected routes” may be observed.

“The consequences of illegal immigration can clearly be seen in Italy, Greece and Spain, the countries that lie along the Balkan migration route, and also in Germany, Sweden, Great Britain and France”, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister emphasised.

According to Mr. Bakondi, the EU is pursuing an unchanged policy aimed at getting Hungary to demolish the fence, so away with border security, accept the quota and settle migrants in the country.

The Chief Security Advisor stressed that the Hungarian Government is against the latest EU idea of setting up an “immigration management agency”, which would strip member states of the right to decide on requests for asylum, and which concerns a proposal made two years ago by George Soros.

“The European Commission’s plan of action made public on Tuesday with relation to the Italian situation is also aimed at accelerating the settlement of migrants”, he added. Mr. Bakondi recalled that two EU procedures are ongoing against Hungary with relation to the topic, concerning the rejection of the quota, and the transit zone and legal border barrier, while Hungary has launched legal proceedings at the European Court of Justice with relation to the quota.