On the sidelines of the worsening migration crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a letter to the President of the European Commission.

Magyar Nemzet saw the letter dated Tuesday: in it, the prime minister clearly informed President Ursula von der Leyen that currently

The "fragile stability" of Europe is due to Hungary and, together with it, the member states that successfully protect the external borders of the EU.

As Viktor Orbán explains in the two-page letter, our country alone has so far spent HUF 590 billion on border protection from the national budget.

"Hungarian border protection measures have recently become exemplary. It can be seen that in 2021, in addition to Hungary, Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have built or are building border defense barriers. "

The prime minister also reminds that on October 7, a total of twelve member states demanded in a joint letter that since it is a proven effective border protection measure, the construction of the fence should also be supported from the EU budget. - I myself represented this position in my speech at the last meeting of the European Council - he stated.

According to Viktor Orbán, it is time for the European Commission to do what it should have done years ago: recognize that the protection of external borders is an unquestionable form of European solidarity, so support and recognize the efforts of these member states.

"It is impossible to turn a blind eye to the fact that Hungary spent a significant amount of assets, money and human resources in the last six years to protect the external borders of the European Union. Therefore, I call on the European Commission once again to reimburse the costs of the Hungarian border protection measures"

- wrote the Prime Minister, adding: the previous rejection of this was the result of the European Commission's misinterpretation of the rules.

In the letter, the Prime Minister emphasizes that in light of the Afghan crisis and the hybrid threats coming from Belarus, it can be stated that migration pressure will not decrease in the near future.

"On the contrary, another major migration crisis is expected"

- states Viktor Orbán, who also brings it to Von der Leyen's attention many times: time has proven that the protection of European citizens against illegal migrants can only be ensured with physical barriers.

At the end of the Prime Minister's letter, he states: at the last EU summit, the country leaders asked the European Commission to propose amendments to the EU legal framework in order to relieve the burden on the member states that protect the external borders, including Hungary. "These changes must be made in addition to reimbursing the past and present costs of physical barriers," he wrote.

"Hungary has undertaken to stop illegal migration along the southern, external borders of the European Union. Now it is the turn of the European Union to act responsibly and make a fair contribution to our efforts and costs"

- concluded the Prime Minister.

Source: magyarnemzet.hu/Photo: Viktor Orbán's Facebook page