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Hungray has prevented over 11 million migrants from entering Europe over the past 10 years.
The Budapest Times reports that the country succeeded in doing so by using its own border fence and police forces, according to Gyorgy Bakondi, thhe chief security advisor to the prime minister.
He emphasized that despite these efforts, Hungary has neither received political nor financial support, “not even a good word,” only criticism and fines for blocking illegal entry.
He also referred to the tenth anniversary of the so-called “Battle of Roszke,” when group of “incited illegal migrants” attacked Hungarian border forces in 2015 in an attempt to break through.
Pointing to recent remarks and actions by EU leaders, including visits to the Polish-Belarusian border and support for border fencing, he suggested a shift may be underway. “Sooner or later, the European Union will have to recognize that Hungary is defending its external borders, and a solution must be found to support this effort,” he said.
