The newly adopted migration pact already seems outdated, according to a Guardian columnist.
Viktor Orbán last week, in his remarks before the European Parliament, critically assessed the current Brussels policy on illegal migration and refugee issues – states a Guardian opinion piece.
“If we cannot agree that those who want to enter the EU must stop at the European border and apply outside our borders, then we will never be able to stop migration,” raised the Hungarian Prime Minister. “Only the migrant who does not enter the EU will not stay.”
The author believes that due to these views that go against international law, Orbán was briefly an outlier in European politics.
The newly adopted migration pact already seems outdated, according to The Guardian’s columnist. The author believes that instead, the EU Council may this week confirm that “Orbanizing” European migration policy is the right path.
The author argues that the success of the anti-immigrant far right across Europe has panicked the mainstream political arena.
Before the summit of the EU Council, 15 EU countries, including Germany and France, called for a “paradigm shift” in refugee and migration policy in a common document.
The author explains that concurrently, Orbán’s idea of refugee camps established outside the EU’s borders is becoming increasingly popular among other member states.
