OREANDA-NEWS  As it is general information that the majority of migrants are staying in Europe illegally, Hungary requested the text part relating to the mandatory distribution quotas to be deleted from the declaration to be approved at the summit of EU heads of state and government, Szabolcs Tak?cs, State Secretary for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office stated on Tuesday in Luxembourg.

The State Secretary said this after the meeting of the Ministers of EU Member States concerned with European affairs.

Mr Tak?cs said that Hungary is unable to agree with the approval of a text which states that illegal migration must be slowed down. Therefore, at the meeting he represented the Hungarian viewpoint that illegal migration should not be slowed down, but stopped, the State Secretary stressed.

He said: Hungary insists that the implementation of the provisions of the Schengen Agreement and the Dublin Regulations as a duty that is binding on every Member State must be reflected even more emphatically in the text awaiting approval by EU heads of state and government on Friday. He took the view that if the Member States observe these provisions, that will result in significant progress in curbing migration.

He also stressed that EU leaders should admit and acknowledge that some of the Member States have made significant efforts in the interest of protecting the external Schengen borders, thereby providing protection for the whole of Europe. The State Secretary drew attention to the fact that the cooperation agreements concluded with the partner countries of origin with a view to stopping the flow of migration must also be extended to the South-Asian countries. The text in the making must also make reference to agreements to be concluded with Pakistan and Bangladesh, he stated.