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Post by fretslider on Jun 17, 2015 15:48:18 GMT -5
Hungary’s government announced Wednesday it would start plans to build a security fence on the country’s border with Serbia, saying it is frustrated with the pace of European Union efforts to handle the flow of migrants entering the bloc.
The Hungarian cabinet ordered the interior minister to plan for a four-meter (13-foot) high fence on the 175-kilometer (110-mile) border with non-EU member Serbia. Both countries have become transit hubs for migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and other countries trying to reach affluent states in Northern and Western Europe.
The EU has made little progress on proposals to destroy the vessels smugglers use to transport migrants and to resettle tens of thousands of refugees across Europe—a plan Hungary has opposed.
“It’s clear that the EU is seeking an answer to the issue of immigration [into Europe] but the process is time-consuming and too long. Hungary cannot afford to wait any longer,” Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told reporters.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic will meet on July 1 to discuss migration, he added. There was no immediate reaction from Serbia.
Mr. Orban’s party has a comfortable majority in parliament, but it wasn’t immediately clear how feasible such a plan is. The interior minister is to provide an account of the preparations at the cabinet’s next meeting in a week, Mr. Szijjarto said.
The plan wouldn’t contravene any international agreements, Mr. Szijjarto said. He cited the Greek-Turkish border and the Bulgarian-Turkish border as examples of other walls built to keep out migrants.
The number of migrants entering Hungary has reached 54,000 so far this year, more than in the whole of last year, according to government figures, and the number is expected to rise to 130,000 by the end of this year.
When migrants enter Hungary, they are processed, but most of them continue across the border further west where there are better prospects for them.
Under EU rules, migrants should seek asylum in the country where they first entered the bloc. Hungary fears Austria and Germany will send back as many as 15,000 asylum seekers who entered through the country.
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Anywhere with an external border is a target
The Hungarian cabinet ordered the interior minister to plan for a four-meter (13-foot) high fence on the 175-kilometer (110-mile) border with non-EU member Serbia. Both countries have become transit hubs for migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and other countries trying to reach affluent states in Northern and Western Europe.
The EU has made little progress on proposals to destroy the vessels smugglers use to transport migrants and to resettle tens of thousands of refugees across Europe—a plan Hungary has opposed.
“It’s clear that the EU is seeking an answer to the issue of immigration [into Europe] but the process is time-consuming and too long. Hungary cannot afford to wait any longer,” Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told reporters.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic will meet on July 1 to discuss migration, he added. There was no immediate reaction from Serbia.
Mr. Orban’s party has a comfortable majority in parliament, but it wasn’t immediately clear how feasible such a plan is. The interior minister is to provide an account of the preparations at the cabinet’s next meeting in a week, Mr. Szijjarto said.
The plan wouldn’t contravene any international agreements, Mr. Szijjarto said. He cited the Greek-Turkish border and the Bulgarian-Turkish border as examples of other walls built to keep out migrants.
The number of migrants entering Hungary has reached 54,000 so far this year, more than in the whole of last year, according to government figures, and the number is expected to rise to 130,000 by the end of this year.
When migrants enter Hungary, they are processed, but most of them continue across the border further west where there are better prospects for them.
Under EU rules, migrants should seek asylum in the country where they first entered the bloc. Hungary fears Austria and Germany will send back as many as 15,000 asylum seekers who entered through the country.
www.liveleak.com/view?i=91e_1434569669#JLYVvICoXqSBSCYy.99
Anywhere with an external border is a target
