It is unacceptable that decisions should be made in some EU headquarters on the resettlement of migrants into Hungary without consideration for the opinion of the Hungarian authorities and our legal rules, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said in an interview published in the newspaper Magyar Hírlap on Tuesday.

The chief advisor said that while it is a fact that Germany’s migration policy has changed a great deal recently – as in harmony with the Hungarian position, it places the emphasis on the importance of the protection of the external borders and assistance provided locally in the countries concerned – it continues to urge the implementation of the relocation quotas.

In answer to the question as to whether the fact that the Hungarian government does not support a single proposal aimed at solving the problem of migration conveys a negative message, he said the government has tabled a number of recommendations on the issue. They highlighted that the external borders must be guarded and hotspots must be created.

These recommendations of the Hungarian government have in the interim become an important part of European thinking. Hungary therefore cannot be criticised on the grounds that it rejects every idea. The people have already stated their opinion on the consequences of the migration crisis in the elections held in Italy, Germany, Austria and Hungary. As a result, the predominant view that the only measure of democracy is whether we take migrants in or not will perhaps change, Mr Bakondi said.

“At the level of the nation states this change has already taken place practically everywhere; only the centre of the EU insists on its old notions. It is now abundantly clear that we adopted the right policy when we said that our borders must be protected and we must put an end to the practice that illegal immigrants flood through the borders without any control, in defiance of national and EU regulations”, he added.

He pointed out the government takes the view that on an issue of such gravity the new European Parliament to be formed after the elections should make a decision, rather than the outgoing parliament reaching the end of its mandate.

This would allow the European Parliament to seek a solution to migration that is acceptable for everyone in light of the new parliamentary loyalties, as part of a series of compromises and talks, instead of “machinations” which seek to avoid unanimous decisions as we have already observed in the past, he said.

Regarding the UN’s migration draft, he said that the Hungarian government previously considered whether it should take part in the debate at all. At the same time, it concluded that it is better to take part in the talks because this is the best way to fully enforce its position.

“This will not change as long as there is a chance to avoid a solution which is completely divorced from reality and disregards the best interests of citizens”, Mr Bakondi said.

In answer to a question concerning his reaction to the relocation of George Soros’s foundation to Berlin, he said this is their own sovereign decision, though he believes that the Soros foundation is fleeing transparency.

(Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister/MTI)