In central and western Europe people are concerned about their lifestyles. In countries with large and further growing Islamic communities, parallel societies are being formed, foretelling a Europe in which our lifestyle will be in a minority. Orbán also said that hot spots, refugee camps, collection or distribution centres would not be set up in Hungary.

If there is a need for a refugee camp, it should be set up in Greece, he said. “If immigrants arrive as refugees, the Hungarian authorities will ask them if they have applied for asylum in Serbia. If they failed to do so, their application will be rejected because Serbia is a safe country,” Orbán said.

He noted that the immigrants do not typically file such applications in Serbia. He insisted that a majority of the migrants are not refugees.

Those coming from war-stricken countries have a right to a safe haven, and then to return to their homeland; the latter option is feasible if they stay in their region, that is why the international community should support such countries as Jordan, Lebanon or Turkey, he said. “But these people who invade Hungary will not stop even in Austria.

These people are not coming to find safety; they are not running for their lives.

Those for whom life in Serbia, Hungary, or Austria is not good enough, are focusing on living standards: they want a German standard of living,” Orbán said.

“We cannot be asked to share what we have worked for with people whose life is no longer at risk,” Orbán said.

The prime minister said that Hungary had spent some 30 billion forints (EUR 957m) in connection with illegal migration, and could spend the same amount “in the coming period”.

The European Union has granted “just a few million euros. The two numbers cannot be compared,” he said.

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