Hungary has once again said it will not accept the European Union’s plan to share migrants among member countries. The Hungarian government believes each country should decide its own immigration policies and not follow rules set by Brussels. According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chief security advisor, György Bakondi, Hungary is not alone in this view. He said many EU countries are now unhappy with the migrant quota system.
Bakondi made these comments during a television interview on Wednesday. He explained that only nine out of the 27 EU countries have agreed to take in illegal migrants under the quota plan. Hungary, he added, has not responded and has no intention to join the program. He called the EU’s decision to force countries to accept migrants “seriously wrong.”
Several EU countries are taking stronger steps to control migration. Countries like Germany, Poland, Austria, Denmark, Italy, and Spain have increased border checks and started to deport more people who enter illegally. In some places, like Greece, the number of migrants arriving by boat has grown so high that the government had to stop processing asylum applications for a while. Greece passed a new law to manage the situation.
Some European governments are also making new rules. These include limiting the reunification of migrant families and stopping cash payments to undocumented migrants. This is meant to stop human traffickers from getting money through these systems.
Bakondi said people across Europe are beginning to realize the effects of uncontrolled immigration. Many citizens are concerned about safety and social changes in their communities. He explained that Hungary had warned about these risks ten years ago and had offered a different solution. Hungary’s model focuses on stopping illegal crossings, protecting its borders, and requiring asylum seekers to apply from outside the EU.
“Hungary still believes in this model,” Bakondi said. “We want strong borders, full national control over who enters the country, and we do not support any quota system made by Brussels.”
Speaking on Kossuth Radio, Bakondi also warned about the dangers of large, unverified groups of young men entering the continent every year. He said such mass migration could cause serious problems. He argued that the promises made by supporters of migration have not come true. “We were told that migrants would bring great skills and benefits, but we haven’t seen any of that at the borders,” he said. “Instead, we’ve seen aggressive groups often linked to crime.”
Hungary is standing firm. The government believes in protecting its borders, keeping full control over its immigration policies, and rejecting the idea of being forced to accept migrants through any EU quota.