EU Chief von der Leyen Clashes with Hungarian PM Orban

EU Chief von der Leyen Clashes with Hungarian PM Orban

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Hungary's approach to illegal migration is merely throwing problems over their neighbour's fence, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission said, addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Von der Leyen's remarks were in response to a speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who identified the fight against illegal migration as one of the main priorities of Hungary's presidency of the Council of the EU, CE Report quotes BTA

"We will only be successful if we work together against organized crime and show solidarity among ourselves," von der Leyen said. She added that Orban's government "released from prison convicted smugglers and traffickers before they did their time".

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