Pintér: EU interior ministers discuss bloc’s security
The ministers discussed the future of the area based on freedom, security and the enforcement of law, and reviewed the tasks of the next five years related to home affairs.
The ministers discussed the future of the area based on freedom, security and the enforcement of law, and reviewed the tasks of the next five years related to home affairs.
The defense minister said threats appear in the form of war from the east and waves of illegal migration from the south.
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, spoke with Matteo Salvini on Monday evening and underlined the importance of protecting Europe and its people
Minister Szijjártó said that “very alarming” developments were taking place to the south of Europe, which make it “clear” that Brussels had failed to build a southern line of defense...
They’re not giving in, those who see quotas and pro-immigration policies as Europe’s answer to the migration crisis. We’ll see a “decisive showdown” in June, said Prime Minister Orbán this week, when the EU’s heads of state and government will gather in Brussels again. Immigration will feature as one of the overriding issues on the agenda.
“The Hungarian people have a right to live in security, so that they do not have to be afraid of terrorist attacks and so that they can protect themselves from the security risks of the emergence of parallel societies,” Minister Szijjártó said
Instead of creating a humanitarian right out of migration, it can and should be stopped
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that one of the main causes of migration is the severe degree of instability in some North African countries
In a Europe that has experienced acts of terrorism with increasing frequency in recent years, Hungary stands out as an island of security at the heart of the continent. The reasons are many, but important among them is the political will to keep it like that. In addition to the border fence securing an otherwise vulnerable stretch of the European Union’s southeastern border, the Orbán Government bolstered defense forces through the Zrinyi 2026 program.
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said there continues to be a high level of instability in these regions, and this threatens to give rise to new waves of immigration in future
Hungary’s foreign minister has said that to eliminate the causes of migration, efforts must be made to stabilize Africa politically and economically
Recently, the UK newspaper Daily Star featured Hungary on a top ten list of “safe travel destinations with low threat of terrorism.” The ranking came just weeks after Minister János Lázár said that is Prime Minister Orbán’s aim to have Hungary considered among the top ten safest countries of the world.
“European leaders are responsible for guaranteeing the security of the continent, and those who are incapable of doing so have no place among the leaders of Europe. Their job should be to do something to combat the threat of terrorism," Hungary's foreign minister said