Hungarian justice minister: Migration policy to be big element of EU presidency

Judit Varga in Luxemburg. Source: Facebook/Varga Judit

The handling of migration challenges will form an important part of the EU presidency of Spain, Belgium and Hungary starting in July, Judit Varga, the minister of justice, said on Tuesday in Luxembourg. Also the issues of human trafficking, security policy, demography, and anti-Semitism will form key planks of the trio programme, she said.

It has been clear during preparations for the trio presidency that the three member states have put “a very good working plan on the table” in the interest of preserving Europe’s global competitiveness and in terms of security policy while coping with emerging challenges, Varga said as she arrived at the meeting of the EU ministers responsible for EU affairs.

The future of cohesion policy is also a major policy area, she said, and Hungary will emphasise the principle of “upward convergence” whereby less developed countries can catch up with developed ones.

Varga said that Hungary was cooperating with its partners continuously, adding that Hungary assuming the presidency next year would coincide with the anniversary of the Hungarian government’s being in office since 2010, which Varga called “political and government stability and continuity”.

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Norbert says:

28/06/2023 at 10:44

Migration. Let’s look at an island that took back control from the EU. Sovereign nation, protect borders, all of that:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2023/summary-of-latest-statistics

Poster child of how to handle this thorny issue, right? Fight the boats, protect the nation, etc.

In general, the statistics make for interesting reading. Now for people applying for asylum:

“In the year ending March 2023, there were 19,706 initial decisions made on asylum applications, 35% more than in the previous year. This suggests a return to pre-pandemic levels of decisions (20,766 decisions were made in 2019). Just under three-quarters (74%) of the initial decisions in the year ending March 2023 were grants (of refugee status, humanitarian protection or alternative forms of leave). Since 2021, the grant rate has been between 72% and 77% – substantially higher than in pre-pandemic years when only around a third of initial decisions were grants”.

Wait. Bona fide refugees? Over 70 percent ruled to be legitimate? Not … Just … Illegal immigrants ???

For reference – EU asylum application statistics. Hungary obviously gets very excited about all of this, however we can almost fit all applicants on a single bus (lowest number in the EU):

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/asylum-applications-eu/

Great play for the domestic audience, though!
mariavontheresa says:

28/06/2023 at 19:42

Norbert, the bottom line is the majority of Hungarians do not want to commit cultural suicide. Hungarian people can follow statistics as well as anyone. Out of the 2015 migrants in Germany, maximum 60% are gainfully employed in full time and part timework and government make work programs. The rest of the migrants are supported by general welfare. The large number of migrants put great pressure on housing, schools and health care. It is especially daunting that quite a large number of adults cannot read or write in their own language.
There was a substantial rise in crime committed by the immigrants.

2015 was a year of revelation for Hungarians. Migrants simply forced their way into the country, threatened the elderly people of border towns, the young males tried to assault women and eventually, they occupied a train station. The cost of clean-up after the horde left was enormous. Furthermore, Hungary is a law abiding, Judeo-Christian Conservative Country, it does not need a Muslim-Jewish conflict in its territory.

It is individual country’s right to decide who should live in its territory. There are legal ways to immigrate to Hungary, simply by visiting an Embassy and filling out forms.

The EU, instead of protecting its borders, it allows a large number of illegal immigrants to enter, and the EU members want to spread the migrants throughout all EU countries. Hungary simply will not accept unvetted foreigners forced on the country. Yes, migration was, is, and will be a big problem.