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An increasing number of states are turning against the central migration position of Brussels, György Bakondi, the Prime Minister’s chief advisor on homeland security, told M1 news channel on Saturday. He said that for the time being, these are mostly occurring at the level of political statements, as a result of elections and public pressure.
Citing examples, the chief advisor pointed out that this is what Italy has done, on the one hand, by creating camps in Albania for placing asylum seekers, and on the other, by concluding agreements with Tunisia, Morocco, and Libya to detain those who want to leave. As a result, 40 percent fewer asylum seekers have been registered.
Meanwhile, tensions are rising again in Italy – Italian and immigrant youths clashed with police in Rome and Milan over the death of an Egyptian boy killed in December during a pursuit by the authorities. Ramy Elgaml, 19, died during a police pursuit on the night of November 24. He and his friend, 22-year-old Tunisian Fares Bouzidi, were fleeing on a motorbike from a police car chasing them when they crashed into a wall. Ramy died in the accident. His death was followed by three days of street riots in Milan’s Corvetto district, which is heavily populated by immigrants. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the riots.
In Britain, a law to house asylum seekers in camps in Rwanda was passed, but then the left came to power in the election and withdrew the measure, even though it stopped the flow of migrants from France to Britain. Furthermore, several countries have suspended the processing of Syrian applications, and Sweden has promised to give 350,000 Swedish krona to anyone who returns to their country. György Bakondi noted that early elections are coming in Germany, the outcome of which could also have an impact on migration practices.
The advisor said that only migrants who somehow manage to legalize their stay will be included in the official UN figures.
However, how many are in Europe illegally, or how many of those who are here legally are in contact with terrorist groups, “we cannot even estimate,”
he emphasized.
Regarding the Hungarian situation, Bakondi explained that 39 border crossers were apprehended at the Serbian-Hungarian border in the first ten days of 2024; this year, the number has risen to 381 in the same period. This shows that the Balkan route is again coming to the fore, he noted. The chief advisor added that last year, joint action by Hungarian and Serbian police led to the diversion of the route towards Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, but now “this seems to be changing.”
Via MTI, Hirado.hu, Featured photo via Twitter/Barna Pál Zsigmond