Brussels is withholding it plans to encourage immigration, and with its plan for centralised asylum procedures it would make Hungary vulnerable to migration”, Parliamentary State Secretary Csaba Dömötör from the Prime Minister’s Office said on Kossuth Radio’s “Sunday Papers” show.

Mr. Dömötör highlighted, amongst others, that in January the EU transferred monies to 60 thousand migrants via the 30 thousand migrant cards they have distributed to them, and the German Chancellor has mentioned on several occasions that the reinforcement of the EU border agency requires the weakening of national spheres of competency. “Frontex would still be unable to protect the EU’s borders with its planned staff of 10 thousand, but the Brussels leadership isn’t thinking in terms of border protection, but in terms of border management”, he added. “In its information campaign, the Government is also drawing attention to the fact that the European Parliament is increasing the funding provided to organisations that facilitate migration by 570 billion forints (EUR 1.8bn) out of public monies”, he stated.

The State Secretary pointed out that the issue of migration is also dividing the European People’s party, since some of its members want to fall in line behind left-wing and liberal parties that positively support migration. For this reason, Mr. Dömötör called for the reduction of the “compulsion to conform” and the reinforcement of Christian democratic values within the right-wing party alliance. He also said it was astounding that certain foreign opinions regard the Family Protection Action Plan as damaging, citing African overpopulation, meaning they want to link family policy to immigration.

“Instead of migration, the Government is supporting families who live here, and accordingly within a few weeks it will also be drawing up the details of the village Home Creation Scheme (CSOK)”, Mr. Dömötör announced. According to plans, the 600 thousand forints in funding available to families with one child, 2.6 million forints for families with two children, and 10 million forints payable to families for their third child and any further children, would also be available for the purchasing, extension and renovation of a used property in smaller settlements with populations of under 5000, in places where the number of people has fallen at a higher rate than the national average since 2003. According to the State Secretary, the measures fit in well with the Hungarian Village Programme, and supplement the recently announced Family Protection Action Plan.

“Through supporting the raising of children, Hungary would like a long-term future within the Carpathian Basin and rejects the self-surrendering way of thinking of the European elite”, he stated.

(MTI)