Homeland Security Chief: EU Should Reimburse Hungary's Border Protection Costs

However, the European Union argues that everyone who arrives through the green border should be allowed in.

Police officers patrolling the temporary security barrier along the Hungary-Serbia border near Röszke on June 6, 2023. The reinforcement and extension of Hungary's southern border barrier have been completed. (Photo: MTI/Tibor Rosta)

Although a Serbian police operation has temporarily alleviated the situation, Mr. Bakondi noted that Serbia won't be able to sustain such resources indefinitely, which could lead to the eventual return of people smugglers who used to operate along Hungary’s state border.

Cover photo: Homeland Security Advisor Gyorgy Bakondi  (Photo: MTI/Tamas Kovacs)