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Hungary suspends EU asylum rules indefinitely, provoking a call for clarification from Brussels

2015-06-23 59 Dailymotion

Hungary has suspended a key EU asylum agreement, putting it on a collision course with Brussels.<br /><br /> The rule states that a country must take back asylum seekers who first entered Europe through their borders.<br /><br /> A government spokesperson said the country is overburdened by illegal immigration, adding the agreement would be suspended for an indefinite term.<br /><br /> According to the Interior Ministry Hungarian police have discovered more than 60,000 migrants crossing its border with Serbia. <br /><br /> The EU has called on Budapest to clarify its position and what measures are being taken to remedy the matter.<br /><br /> It comes in a week in which European leaders are to discuss plans to redistribute asylum seekers from Greece and Italy.

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