Strasbourg – Migrants who obtain asylum in Hungary and need to come to Brussels shall be helped by the Hungarian authorities. Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated this on Tuesday throughout a press convention within the European Parliament. In September, it was nonetheless stated that Hungary would put asylum seekers on a bus in the direction of Brussels.
A month in the past, there was an outraged response to the menace from Hungary. The Hungarian authorities would “voluntarily and freed from cost provide unlawful migrants a one-way ticket to Brussels,” it stated then. Prime Minister Orban has now made it clear that the soup won’t be eaten so scorching.
“This can occur,” Orban nonetheless answered a query in regards to the menace. Nevertheless it now not seems to be about individuals with out residence papers. “After all we are going to respect the European guidelines and laws, but when somebody who receives asylum in Hungary needs to come back to Brussels, we are going to assist that individual,” he nuanced the entire matter.
As a result of its strict asylum coverage – for which it has already been condemned a number of instances by the European Courtroom of Justice – Hungary receives few asylum seekers on the door. Figures from the European Asylum Company (EUAA) present that within the first six months of this yr, precisely 13 asylum functions had been submitted within the nation. A constructive resolution was taken in seven circumstances.
(08/10/2024)
