Border Fence Construction To Start In Hungary In Weeks
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
The construction of a temporary fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border should start within a few weeks to stem the massive flow of illegal migrants, János Lázár, the government office chief, said. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made it clear during a Wednesday cabinet session that the fence should be constructed as soon as possible. The government cannot wait four or five months for it to be put in place, Lázár told a regular government press briefing.
The government announced preparations for a 4-metre high fence along a 175-kilometre section of its border with Serbia two weeks ago.
Lazar said that to date, about one million Hungarian citizens have returned the questionnaire of the government-sponsored national consultation on migration.
Based on the 800,000 questionnaires assessed so far, it turns out that an overwhelming majority of respondents firmly rejects illegal immigration, he said.
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