According to the Prime Minister’s Chief Security Advisor, European countries and their citizens cannot be put into a situation, from either a “security, economic, social or cultural” perspective, in which they must give up themselves to try to help people who find themselves in need.

Speaking on Hungarian M1 television’s Sunday evening current affairs program, György Bakondi said: “The border must be guarded and assistance must be taken to where the trouble is”.

He also said that the worsening of the internal security situation, which is linked to mass, uncontrolled immigration, could have political repercussions, with significant shifts having occurred in both German and Austrian politics.

“A government cannot continue to regularly engage in policies that go against the opinion and will of the population”, he added.

“The security policy and standpoint of the Visegrád Group, including Hungary, has been pretty consistent, its results can be felt, and many people believe what the Hungarian Government professes, that the uncontrolled mass influx of people has negative effects”, he stressed.

Referring to the last session of the Council of Europe, Mr. Bakondi said that there is agreement in Europe with regard to the importance of protecting the EU’s external borders, “at least in words”. “Those who want to help these people can do so in their country of origin, because the majority of them are not political refugees, but are coming to Europe in search of a better life”, he continued.

(MTI)