Also internationally we must do everything we can to combat illegal migration, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on the Monday evening programme of the public service television news channel M1.
Hungary’s migration policy has not changed; the government supports neither the illegal influx of migrants, nor any relocation schemes, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister stressed at a press conference held on Monday in Budapest.
Despite all illegal migration attempts, law enforcement agencies will protect the borders of Hungary and the European Union as well as the security of Hungarian and European people.
Since the beginning of the migration crisis, never before have we observed such intense activity on the Balkans route in the month of December.
Under the supervision of Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, an analyst-assessor task force has been formed to assess migration trends, migration fluctuations and the nationality composition of migrants.
This year, more than twice as many illegal immigrants have attempted to enter Hungary as last year, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on the public service television news channel M1 on Wednesday morning.
Due to the strengthening of Croatian border controls, ever more migrants are returning towards Serbia, then Hungary and even Romania, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi said talking to the public service media on Tuesday in Bihac, Bosnia after he visited the Bosnian-Croatian border.
This year 13,000 people have tried to enter Hungary illegally, while last year during the whole year only 6,000 attempted to do so.
Pursuant to the regulation which will enter into force on Wednesday, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) is being strengthened in terms of staff and its mandate will also extend to helping nation states with the protection of their borders, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi said in an interview on the public service television news channel M1.
The pressure of migration is intensifying at Hungary’s Southern border section; between January and November this year, more than 11,400 people attempted to cross the Hungarian border illegally, while last year during the same period only 5.400 did, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi said on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Sunday Paper’.