CoEU Crisis Update 2- "Refugee waves lead to rising tensions at the Hungarian border"

Zahony, Hungary, 8 December 2022

According to latest social media rumors, groups of refugees were spotted last night around 3 am, using rowing-boats to cross the river Tisza, near the Hungarian-Slovakian-Ukrainian tripoint border. The refugees have been apprehended by the Hungarian Police and are now being questioned. It is important to note that the refugees passed to Hungary through Slovakia and not Ukraine, causing many negative reactions in the Hungarian Political scene. Most notably an article by Zsolt Bayer titled “Illegal immigrants: sponsored by EU” talking about a conspiracy by neighboring EU countries and Ukraine concerning refugees has gone viral, reaching and finding supporters even among high ranking politicians.

More specifically, Hungarian politician Máté Kocsis has immediately commented publicly on the issue stating: "We once again see the dark face of the European dictators. They are trying to forcefully inject us with more refugees so that they can continue pushing their hateful agendas against the Russian people. We must not stand by that! I urge president Viktor Orbán to close the border and enforce the needed regulations! If the so-called European 'allies' are not with us on the issue then Hungary must stand alone and abandon them on their path to demise". Slovakian and Ukrainian border patrols refused to comment on the issue. The reaction of the Council of the European Union will be of critical importance.

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