Justice minister: Government to continue ‘protecting borders of Hungary, Europe’

The government will continue to protect the borders of Hungary and Europe, and will make every effort to prevent the creation of international migrant corridors, Justice Minister Judit Varga said in reaction to an opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday.

Commenting in a post on Facebook in connection with Athanasios Rantos’s opinion that the court should partially uphold proceedings by the European Commission against certain elements of the Stop Soros package of laws, Varga said:

“Again, another example of how the Western thought bubble works.”

“It is clear that no matter how cooperative the Hungarian government may be, it is again easier for the Brussels elite to initiate proceedings against Hungary by hiding behind well-used mantras and magic words,” she said.

Varga said the EC and the Advocate General “unfortunately” agreed that it was “completely acceptable to support, facilitate and organise illegal migration.” Conversely, the Hungarian criminal code classifies such activities as a criminal offence, she added.

“According to the Hungarian Government, the Commission misunderstands the factual situation and scope of the punishable offense, on the other hand, the Brussels board has not been able to substantiate its argument with any evidence,” Varga said.

She said it was still possible to submit “a letter of intent to lodge an asylum claim” at Hungarian foreign missions.

Source: MTI