Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban demanded that the European Union distribute $5 billion in financial aid for the neighboring countries of Syria to assist the refugees affected by the war there. Orban has been recently criticized for his countrymen's treatment of migrants who are seeking asylum, as reported previously by HNGN.
Orban recently advised the European Union to support Syria's neighboring countries like Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan so they can easily give out help for the fleeing Syrians. "We have a plan, which I will present to the heads of the European Union at our next meeting [to provide] massive financial support to countries neighbouring Syria," he said to a German newspaper, according to ABC.
Millions of civilians are affected by the ongoing war in Syria, as many countries are already offering shelter for the displaced citizens. But the number of people continuously crossing into Europe has proven to be a struggle for those who are in charge.
Authorities in Hungary were recently criticized for how they fed the refugees in the Roszke holding camp where, they were said to be treated "like animals in a pen." "It was inhumane and it really speaks for these people that they didn't fight over the food despite being clearly very hungry," said Michaela Spritzendorfer, an Austrian volunteer who was able to record the incident, according to ABC Australia.
Orban wants the refugees coming into Europe to go back to Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey since "they were safe there."
"There is no fundamental right to a better life, only a right to safety and human dignity," the German newspaper quoted him as saying, Salon reported.
He proposed that all members of the EU shell out an additional 1 percent for the EU budget which would generate up to 3 billion euros ($5 billion) that can be eventually increased up "until the stream of refugees dries up."
