Hungary will take the European Union to court over a recent ruling that imposed a daily €1 million fine on the country for its handling of migration, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chief internal security advisor György Bakondi announced on Wednesday, June 11th.
Speaking on a television program, Bakondi stated that Hungary has faced multiple legal proceedings from the EU due to its stance on migration. One of these cases resulted in the daily penalty, which Budapest now plans to challenge in the Court of Justice of the European Union.
“The EU wanted migrants to submit their asylum applications in Hungary instead of another country, like Serbia,” Bakondi explained. “This is a clear call to allow illegal immigrants in,” he said.
The government’s approach of opposing illegal immigration has led to notable outcomes: “There is no terrorism, no ‘no-go zones,’ no deterioration in public safety, and no strain on the social welfare system in Hungary,” he said.
Bakondi claimed that this success has drawn criticism from Western European leaders and EU bureaucrats, who see migration as a positive development. However, he pointed out that “increasingly, more EU member states are attempting to find national solutions to the issue,” naming Italy, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, and Spain as examples.
