Hungary has reiterated its threat to send asylum seekers to Brussels to put pressure on the European Union into canceling heavy fines against Budapest over its strict anti-migration policies. Standing in front of a row of passenger buses, Parliamentary Secretary of State of the Human Resources Ministry Bence Retvari said on September 6 that Hungary will “offer these illegal migrants, voluntarily, free of charge, one-way travel to Brussels…after the implementation of the European procedure.” He didn’t elaborate what status asylum seekers would have if they were to be transported. The European Court of Justice recently ruled Budapest must pay $223 million for continuously violating the bloc’s migrations rules and a daily fine of $1 million for each day of delay. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Hungarian Service, click here.
Hungary Reiterates Threat To Send Illegal Migrants To EU Headquarters
Standing in front of a row of passenger buses, Parliamentary Secretary of State of the Human Resources Ministry Bence Retvari said on September 6 that Hungary will “offer these illegal migrants, voluntarily, free of charge, one-way travel to Brussels."