Hungary blames EU for refugee crisis

Hungary’s parliament has officially condemned the EU for the deadly results of the refugee crisis. This comes less than one month after the 71 refugee deaths in a truck left on an Austrian motorway near the Hungarian border.

While the MPs of the governing Fidesz and KDNP parties have approved a resolution holding the European Union responsible, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán did not vote. Neither did his ministers or the far-right Jobbik party.

On Monday, Orbán said: “Our borders are under threat, as is our way of life, which is based on respecting laws. Hungary and Europe are under threat. What is happening now, is we are being overrun, invaded. This is a European daily experience. Those who have been overrun cannot take these people in.”

A former top diplomat with a party now in the opposition (MSZP) predicts the present government’s position will remain firm.

Péter Balázs told euronews: “This resolution reflects the current parliamentary majority position on the crisis. This is