Resistance to EU refugee quota The EU quota ruling Boros, Tamás An FES paper explains how and why Hungary refuses to accept refugees. On the 6th of September 2017 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rejected a claim brought by Hungary and Slovakia against the EU's mandatory refugee relocation scheme. In an analysis for the FES, hungarian political scientist Tamás Boros explains why Hungary vehemently refuses to accept refugees and how the government intends to take action against the ECJ decision. He points out that the Hungarian government had already been conducting a communications campaign warning citizens of the “pernicious” effect of immigration months before hundreds of thousands of migrants arrived in Hungary in autumn 2015. The anti-migration strategy was extremely successful. "Every minute when the Prime Minister is in the media talking about migrants serves to sustain his power", so Boros. The analysis is part of a newly launched series in which we report on current debates on migration in European countries. Kontakt: Timo Rinke, Head of Regional Project “Flight, migration, integration in Europe”, FES-Office in Budapest. Image: Creator: Wordle Wednesday, 12.07.2017 Causes of Flight »Made in Europe« Edited volume on European policy and its relationship with migration and flight now available in English and Spanish. Wednesday, 28.06.2017 Shaping Migration – Justly and Globally! Migration can be shaped justly and globally. 10 messages to change our perspectives on migration and mobility. Wednesday, 19.07.2017 Pressemitteilung “The Upper Limit has been Reached” - More Refugees in Italy and less European Solidarity Today, most migrants to Europe arrive in Italy. Because the EU has failed to provide enough help in accommodating them, the country increasingly has chosen to take a defensive posture.
