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Brussels is a hypocrite
The European Union's inconsistent approach to member states' border control measures has never been more evident—or more troubling.
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Ukrainian citizens continue to enter Hungary at border
Police issued temporary residence permits valid for 30 days to 30 people.
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Rétvári: Brussels must take into consideration Hungary’s demands regarding border protection
Bence Rétvári said Brussels has levied fines to an “unprecedented” extent because Hungary is barring the entry of illegal migrants while spending massive amounts to protect the border.
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Finance Minister: Hungary paying the price for EU eliminating border protection within bloc
Stopping illegal migration is among one of the key topics on Hungary's EU presidency agenda.
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Finance Minister asks EU for reimbursement of border protection costs
Minister Varga said the protection of the EU borders was based on a consensus dating back many decades, and the original intent was for member states to ensure protection using common funding.
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Police find 40 illegal migrants hiding in truck at border crossing with Romania
The migrants identifying themselves as Bangladeshi, Lebanese and Pakistani citizens were detected by a pool of Hungarian, Romanian and Turkish police officers on Saturday. The vehicle was driven by a Turkish national.
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Finance Minister calls for EU to contribute to Hungary's border protection costs
The finance minister called on the European Commission to detail “when and how it will help the countries protecting the Schengen borders fund costs related to migration”.
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FM: V4 cooperation beneficial for all member states
The foreign minister said cooperation between the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia was a “labor of love” for Hungarian foreign policy.
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PM Orbán: Hungarians and Serbs stand together
The prime minister said Hungary assumes the rotating EU presidency in the second half of 2024, and it will be able to aid the integration process.
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Interior Minister: Cooperation key to pushing back illegal migration
Hungary’s southern border is being protected by Hungarian, Slovak, Czech, Austrian and Turkish policemen.
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Rétvári: Efforts of Hungarian border protection authorities "exemplary"
The state secretary said illegal migration is picking up at Hungary’s border with 214,000 illegal entry attempts made so far this year.
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162,000 illegal migrants apprehended at Hungary’s border since start of year
The figures show that the border is under massive pressure, with illegal migrants of various nationalities arriving continually, helped by increasingly well-organized human smuggling rings.
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Prime Minister Orbán signs government decree to further protect Hungary’s southern borders
“The Ukrainian war threatens not only our economy but also our security,” PM Orbán said. Therefore, “the government has decided to reinforce Hungary’s southern borders.”