"One important measure of breaking away from the destructive legacy of the Orban system will be whether fearmongering and deception are replaced by fact-based, responsible decision-making and honest, calm dialogue with the public," the rights NGO said in a statement to MTI.

Hungary, it added, needed refugee regulations that simultaneously guaranteed border control, rule-of-law operations and respect for the rights of those fleeing persecution, as none of these was possible without the others.

The statement said the reason for the European Union's daily fine of one million euros imposed on Hungary was the complete absence of a refugee system and strict border control.

The European Court of Justice condemned the Hungarian state because domestic regulations had effectively made it impossible to submit asylum applications, while the authorities were pushing unknown individuals into Serbia without checks, the statement said.

A key problem, according to the NGO, was that Hungary did not ensure the possibility of lawful and controlled asylum procedures, not only for those arriving from Serbia but also for those who had arrived legally with a residence permit.

To avoid having to bear the burden of the fine in the current situation, what was needed was not the construction of new camps but well-considered, lawful and humane solutions, the Committee said.

Real help must also be given to the Transcarpathian families fleeing Ukraine who were thrown out of their state-provided accommodation in 2024 and have not had secure housing since, they said.

The NGO also said it had been dealing with the situation of foreign nationals seeking protection from Hungary for more than 30 years.

Its knowledge and experience is at the disposal of Hungary and the Hungarian government to help find lawful and humane solutions to eliminate the fine, which had now reached a total of one billion euros and was growing day by day, the statement said.

Photo: Hungarian Helsinki Committee

Source: MTI – Hungary’s national news agency since 1881.

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