On Wednesday morning György Bakondi, Chief Political Advisor to the Prime Minister, told Hungarian television channel M1 that the Government of Hungary will do everything possible to ensure a shift in EU migration policy.
Mr. Bakondi pointed out that the main policy direction should no longer be reception, resettlement, integration and redistribution of migrants. The most fundamental issue to be addressed is that Europe must be able to protect its borders and ensure external border controls which consist of security checks of those arriving, and which ensure the safety of EU citizens.
Mr. Bakondi also said that Hungary agrees with Austria’s policy stance that hot spots – where checks can be carried out – should be set up along the external EU borders. As a result, only those people would arrive at the border who have already been checked, whose identities and motives are known, and who have already been proved to be truly eligible for political asylum.