Hungary's shift to the right concerns EU

Two years ago, Budapest made international headlines. Refugees camped at its central station in their thousands hoping to catch a train to a better life in Austria, Germany and beyond. It was a flashpoint that turned public opinion and fired a crackdown from the right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, sparking a much criticised migrant policy.


Now the migrants mass at the borders instead. They are held back by fences and armed guards, living a life in limbo. They are mostly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and continue to come in their hundreds and thousands.

The regional representative for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Central Europe, Montserrat Feixas, says the situation is getting worse: "The problem they have is the government of Hungary has restricted access to the territory.

"They allow only up to ten people a day to come into Hungary but this bears no relation to the actual number of people who would like to come to Hungary. So for us it's a very difficult situation, a very sad situation."
 [rte.ie]
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