Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Luxembourg's foreign minister calls for Hungary's expulsion from EU

 Luxembourg's foreign minister called for Hungary's expulsion from the European Union for its treatment of refugees.



Interviewed by the German newspaper Die Welt, Jean Asselborn said "Anyone who, like Hungary, builds fences against refugees from war or who violates press freedom and judicial independence should be excluded temporarily, or if necessary for ever, from the EU."

  • He added that seekers of asylum are treated "worse than wild animals" in Hungary, and called for a change in EU rules so that a country's suspension, currently requiring a unanimous vote by the rest of the 27-member bloc, could be accomplished more easily.

The Hungarian government has opposed taking in refugees; it built a fence on its border with Serbia and blocked passage from Croatia to Hungary in 2015...
 [upi.com]
13/9/16
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