(AP) The Hungarian government is “very concerned” that the coronavirus pandemic will trigger more waves of migrants trying to reach Europe from poorer nations where the disease will have a greater impact, the country’s foreign minister said Friday.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said European Union leaders are obligated to help citizens who lost jobs due to the pandemic by stemming “labor-oriented migration” that is “definitely against the interests” of Europe.
Szijjarto said he thinks the EU’s migration policies must be scrapped because they “can be understood as an invitation for those who consider coming to Europe illegally.”
