Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered the reinforcement of Hungary’s border fence and preparations for building a new one.
Speaking in parliament on Monday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the influx of migrants would probably accelerate and Hungary’s protection and the fight against a mandatory quota for accepting migrants should be “affairs of interest for the whole nation”. In 2016 Hungary must have a diplomatic, legal and political defence in place against Brussels and a military and police defence along its southern borders, he said. Orbán also asked lawmakers to support measures “needed to protect the country and fend off terrorist attacks”.
He thanked police, the army and the Visegrad countries of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia for “standing by Hungary” while it was the target of snipes from the whole of Europe. As a result Hungary is now one of the most stable countries of Europe, he said. “It is an obligation to prevent that people should be forced upon Hungarians with whom they do not want to live,” he said, adding that 1.8 million Hungarians support the fight against the mandatory quotas and that Brussels must adhere to laws and respect the will of nations.
The Prime Minister also attended the extraordinary meeting of the V4 prime ministers, where he emphasised that the EU's migration policy has clearly failed and the Visegrad countries fully support the protection of the EU's external borders. Mr Orbán and his Slovakian counterpart, Robert Fico both talked about a possible B-plan, which means that if it's not possible to protect the border between Greece and Turkey, then there has to be a second defence line.
