2015-09-15 09:44:00

Hungary tightens border laws


(Vatican Radio) Hungary has enacted new laws with the aim of cracking down on the flow of migrants into the country.

Listen to Chris Altieri’s interview with Stefan Bos, who is the ground at the border with Hungary:

Nine Syrian and seven Afghan migrants were detained by Hungarian police early on Tuesday for illegally crossing the Serbian border fence.

The migrants were suspected of lifting the razor wire fence to get into Hungary, which constitutes a crime under the new laws that took effect at midnight local time.

Hundreds of migrants slept in tents or out in the open on the Serbian side of the border with Hungary, even though Serbian border guards say it will no longer be open.

Although scores of migrants continue to arrive, only those who have applied for asylum in Serbia will be allowed in.

Hungary has found itself as one of the main players in Europe’s refugee crisis, with thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa flocking to the northern European nation.

As of Monday, European ministers meeting in Brussels were unable to come up with a plan for distributing across Europe the 120,000 asylum seekers.








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