Hungary threatens to dump immigrants in Brussels

Published 23 August 2024 at 07.47

EU. Hungary has escalated its conflict with the EU by threatening to start sending immigrants from its border directly to Brussels if the dispute over the country's asylum policy is not resolved.

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The announcement comes after the EU court ordered Hungary to pay a fine of the equivalent of two billion kroner and daily fines of around kroner 10 million because the country has not followed the court's decision to improve protection for asylum seekers.

Gergely Gulyas, who is the minister responsible for the prime minister's office, emphasized during a press conference that Hungary wants to avoid paying the large daily fines.

– If Brussels wants to receive migrants, we can help, he continued.

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The conflict over asylum policy has been one of the most charged issues between Hungary and the EU, where the Hungarian government has been criticized for not living up to the Union's demands for protection for illegal immigrants from the third world.

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