That’s how Orbán would save the EU from the migrants

A problem should be handled in the country where it arose – this is PM Orbán Viktor’s strategy for the migrant crisis, and the cabinet is ready to offer a significant amount of money to do that. If all 28 countries join, Hungary will offer 1% of its budget to form a fund out of which the affected countries could be helped.  

According to Népszabadság, the PM’s model is very similar to David Cameron’s proposal. Orbán is ready to present his ideas on the EU Summit Meeting on Wednesday.  Zoltán Balog, Minister of Human Capacities, said that the proposal is “very good.” 

One of the most important goals is to shut down human trafficking – and in order to do that, migrants need safe routes to get to the target country, and shouldn’t march through Europe. Earlier Orbán hinted that anyone can apply for asylum at the Hungarian embassy, their cases will be examined to determine whether they have the rights to stay here, or should move to another country. Similarly to other countries’ opinions, the Hungarian Prime Minister would like people to ask for asylum in countries closer to the war zone; but that doesn’t mean that migrants are not given the chance to stay in Hungary.

Government sources also told Népszabadság that the other fundamental principle is that the EU should only take in refugees from crisis zones and war zones. “A problem should be handled in the country where it arose” – this would be the Hungarian viewpoint. But that doesn’t mean that no one would deal with the problem; according to the inner circle of the PM, he already made suggestions about giving 1% of Hungary’s budget away to form a fund, if all the other 27 countries join and make their contributions.