Orbán said the government had approved the technical designs and chose a mix of various technological solutions for the border fence. On the topic of Hungarian-Romanian relations, Orbán said successful bilateral ties that were based on trust changed in 2012, adding, however, that he sees an opportunity “for a new beginning”.

Orbán called it a goal of his government’s policy for Hungarian communities abroad that Hungary should catch up with the western European average in terms of its number of border crossings. He said that “remarkable” results would be achieved in opening new crossings on the Slovak border in the years to come, with more developments expected on the border with Romania as well.

The prime minister said there are countries which “probably would not mind” if they could use the modern migration wave as a pretext for reinstating a “border control regime” within the Schengen area. Reinstating such controls, however, would go against Hungary’s fundamental interests, he said.

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