“We must determine the common Europe values again and in future we must return to the protection of those values”, Minister of State for Government Communication Bence Tuzson said at Friday’s roundtable discussion during the 27th Bálványos Summer Free University and Student Camp.
“If they want to draw decision-making rights away from nations they will be turning Europe upside down”, Mr. Tuzson said, according to whom the decisions of the European Commission are moving in this direction.
“Immigration is the first issue since the Second World War that could determine the future of Europe for perhaps the next hundred years”, he added. “During the past two thousand years European civilisation was a conquering civilisation that survived in the given regions for a lot longer than the strength of the military conquest. For this reason the idea took root within the European elite that this civilisation is superior. However, during the past fifty years parallel cultures have begun to operate, which a significant proportion of European leaders do not realise, or do not want to realise”, he continued.
Mr. Tuzson also spoke about the fact that following the Second World War Europe had “shed the burden” of having to defend itself and this instrument was also removed from people’s way of thinking.
“This is why they also don’t know how to go about handling the issue of immigration”, declared the Minister of State, according to whom they are also beginning to re-evaluate common values.
According to Mr. Tuzson the common European values must be determined and in future we must return to protecting those values. “It would be good if as many people as possible voiced their opinion at the October referendum, which as a political instrument is capable of stopping the Brussels decision-makers, and with regard to certain issues they are already waiting for the outcome of the Hungarian referendum”, he said.
Prime Ministerial Representative György Bakondi said migrants had arrived (in Europe) from 104 countries and 400 thousand of them had passed through Hungary. Their goals, identities and nationality is often unknown. “The problem isn’t with the Muslim faith; it is radical Islam and certain branches of it that are far removed from the peaceful teachings. Why the migrants have targeted Europe in such numbers and how the lives of devout Muslims who immigrated and settled (in Europe) two or three generations ago have developed, are major questions”, he stressed.
The Islamic State terrorist organisation is primarily targeting immigrants who are tired of waiting and young people from Muslim families who have been living in Europe for several generations.
“Letting immigrants in, the unregulated inflow of immigrants and the late reaction and poor decisions of EU decision-makers have resulted in an extremely dangerous situation in Europe”, Mr. Bakondi said, adding that “The prospects aren’t too bright either. Immigration isn’t over yet”.
“EU immigration policy must be further refined; this week’s meeting of the V4 was spent in this spirit”, he noted.
Hungarian Ambassador to Berlin Péter Györkös said: “If we do not succeed in halting the process at the external borders of the European Union and in integrating those who have already arrived, it could lead to such a level of destabilisation of Germany that is in nobody’s interests in Europe”. According to Ambassador Györkös Germany isn’t necessarily the biggest problem, but the behaviour of the European Commission.
Minister of State Barna Berke from the Ministry of Justice spoke about the fact that the enforcement of EU law has totally collapsed with regard to the Schengen border protection regulations and asylum procedures. He agreed with Ambassador Györkös with regard to the Commission’s bad approach and poor choice of tools. He also said that nobody had applied the Dublin 3 regulations in a chaotic period so we shouldn’t be called to account for acting similarly.
“If the Commission allowed the asylum system to collapse it has no grounds for doing so”, he said, adding that despite this it was almost certain that the Commission would be launching infringement proceedings against Hungary. “Order must be restored in Greece, after which everyone must apply (the Dublin regulations)”, he added.
(Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister)
