Hungary PM rejects Merkel’s ‘moral imperialism’ in refugee crisis

It also urged the government to ensure the provision of monetary funds and a legal framework for the country to defend its border, using all possible means.

But demographer Ioan Bolovan tells Adevarul that Europe needs an infusion of “young blood” via migration. “If anyone seeks asylum in Croatia he will get it immediately”.

“Do not listen to the people smugglers”. As he speaks, two busloads of migrants pull into the station from one of Hungary’s “transit camps” on the border.

Until the approval of this plan, the European Union previously did not co-ordinate a response to the crisis, so many countries on the transit route for migrants have not been hospitable. That is the most unsafe combination possible.

Hungarian soldiers raise a fence at the Croatian-Hungarian border between the villages of Baranjsko Petrovo Selo, Croatia and Beremend, Hungary on September 21, 2015.

He said he would also propose developing a partnership with states whose involvement in handling the migrant crisis is unavoidable, such as Turkey and Russian Federation .

He said if those are exceeded over the course of a year, people crossing the Mediterranean would be rescued but then taken to “safe regions” outside the continent.

“The migrants are not only banging on our doors but they are breaking them down”. Majority are not Christians, but Muslims.

In a rather folksy tone, he introduced himself by his first name and told the group they had nothing to fear. “It isn’t a harmful phenomenon, you just have to understand it”, he says, adding that there is now an “urgent requirement” for education about different cultures. The border closure led to a riot September 16, as police responded with tear gas to migrants hurling insults, throwing rocks and setting small fires.

The summit was taking place amid a growing east-west split within the bloc after ministers forced through a controversial deal on Tuesday to share out 120,000 refugees.

Overall, Germany has gained the moral high ground in the management of the refugee crisis, championing an obligatory distribution quota proposed by the European Commission whilst getting ready to welcome up to 800,000 asylum seekers.

Though Hungary has so far been alone in adopting such tough measures, the Hungarian sentiment is shared by other central European states.

The CSU, Bavaria’s sister party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), advocates the control of the massive refugee influx to Germany, especially Bavaria, as many cities and municipalities that take care of refugees have been overwhelmed by the numbers arriving.

“We need to strike the right balance between helping those in need and guaranteeing the security of our citizens”, wrote Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna in an op-ed published by Politico Europe.