Government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs emphasised the importance of the new Hungarian border fence for Europe at a press conference in Vienna.
“The fence is protecting the European Union, not Hungary, and if Hungary can stop illegal migration in this manner, then there is no need for the tailbacks at the Hegyeshalom border crossing station either, since it has also defended Austria”, Government Spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI following background discussions at the Hungarian Embassy in Vienna on Monday, according to the Kormány.hu website.
The second fence at the Serbian-Hungarian border will be completed by May, it will enable the border to be monitored using CCTV and thermal cameras, and other technological equipment.
