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| Migrant crisis 'a German problem' - Hungary's Orban | Migrant crisis 'a German problem' - Hungary's Orban |
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| Hungary's leader says the migrant crisis facing Europe is a "German problem" since Germany is where those arriving in the EU "would like to go". | Hungary's leader says the migrant crisis facing Europe is a "German problem" since Germany is where those arriving in the EU "would like to go". |
| PM Viktor Orban said Hungary would not allow migrants to leave its territory without registering. | PM Viktor Orban said Hungary would not allow migrants to leave its territory without registering. |
| His comments came as Hungarian authorities opened the main rail station in Budapest to hundreds of migrants after a two-day stand-off. | His comments came as Hungarian authorities opened the main rail station in Budapest to hundreds of migrants after a two-day stand-off. |
| But international services from the station were indefinitely suspended. | But international services from the station were indefinitely suspended. |
| EU rules place responsibility for assessing asylum claims on the country where a migrant first arrives. | EU rules place responsibility for assessing asylum claims on the country where a migrant first arrives. |
| Many of the migrants currently in Hungary have been refusing to register there, in order to continue their journeys to Germany before seeking asylum. | Many of the migrants currently in Hungary have been refusing to register there, in order to continue their journeys to Germany before seeking asylum. |
| Follow our live updates | Follow our live updates |
| The migrants stuck at Budapest's Keleti station were prevented from boarding trains on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some were involved in scuffles with police. | The migrants stuck at Budapest's Keleti station were prevented from boarding trains on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some were involved in scuffles with police. |
| They had bought tickets after Hungary briefly appeared to abandon efforts to register migrants on Monday, allowing huge numbers to board trains to Vienna and southern Germany. | |
| After the station opened on Thursday morning, a message on an announcement board said international tickets would be accepted on national trains. | |
| One train carrying migrants departed, but stopped near a migrant reception centre at Bicske, about 40km (25 miles) west of Budapest. Police then began to take the migrants - some of whom shouted "No camp, no camp" - off the train. | |
| The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels, with 107,500 arriving in July alone. Germany expects to take in 800,000 migrants this year - four times last year's total. | The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels, with 107,500 arriving in July alone. Germany expects to take in 800,000 migrants this year - four times last year's total. |
| The surge in numbers has created tension and disagreement over EU migration policy. Germany has been prepared to accept large numbers of asylum seekers, but other countries have not. | The surge in numbers has created tension and disagreement over EU migration policy. Germany has been prepared to accept large numbers of asylum seekers, but other countries have not. |
| Mr Orban, who heads the anti-immigrant Fidesz party and was in Brussels for talks, said border control was "the number one issue". | Mr Orban, who heads the anti-immigrant Fidesz party and was in Brussels for talks, said border control was "the number one issue". |
| "Hungarians are full of fear," he said. "People of Europe full of fear because they see that the European leaders, among them the prime ministers, are not able to control the situation." | "Hungarians are full of fear," he said. "People of Europe full of fear because they see that the European leaders, among them the prime ministers, are not able to control the situation." |
| During a tense press conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, the Hungarian leader said that "nobody would like to stay in Hungary, neither in Slovakia nor Poland nor Estonia. | During a tense press conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, the Hungarian leader said that "nobody would like to stay in Hungary, neither in Slovakia nor Poland nor Estonia. |
| "All of them would like to go to Germany," he said. "Our job is only to register them." | "All of them would like to go to Germany," he said. "Our job is only to register them." |
| Mr Schulz countered: "What we are seeing for the time being is egoism instead of common European sense. | Mr Schulz countered: "What we are seeing for the time being is egoism instead of common European sense. |
| "To say 'yeah, you know we have refugees all over in Europe but they all want to go to Germany and therefore we are not concerned' is effective, but wrong. And therefore I think we need a fair and just distribution." | "To say 'yeah, you know we have refugees all over in Europe but they all want to go to Germany and therefore we are not concerned' is effective, but wrong. And therefore I think we need a fair and just distribution." |
| European Council president Donald Tusk said on Thursday that EU countries should accept at least 100,000 asylum seekers between them, a sharp increase on a previous European Commission target of 40,000. | European Council president Donald Tusk said on Thursday that EU countries should accept at least 100,000 asylum seekers between them, a sharp increase on a previous European Commission target of 40,000. |
| EU states instead so far committed to sharing some 32,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece. | EU states instead so far committed to sharing some 32,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece. |
| He also took Mr Orban to task for comments in which the Hungarian leader said his country was being "overrun" with refugees who threatened to undermine Europe's Christian roots. | |
| Mr Tusk said: "Referring to Christianity in a public debate on migration must mean in the first place the readiness to show solidarity and sacrifice." | |
| Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg's foreign minister, said all EU countries should have the capacity to absorb refugees. | |
| "The EU's values must be valid through the union. No-one can say we don't want Muslims or blacks," he told German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. | "The EU's values must be valid through the union. No-one can say we don't want Muslims or blacks," he told German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. |
| The human cost of the crisis was also put into sharp focus on Wednesday when five children were among 12 migrants who drowned in Turkish waters while trying to reach Greece. | The human cost of the crisis was also put into sharp focus on Wednesday when five children were among 12 migrants who drowned in Turkish waters while trying to reach Greece. |
| Images of the washed-up body of a three-year-old boy, who died alongside his mother and five-year-old brother, circulated widely on social media. | Images of the washed-up body of a three-year-old boy, who died alongside his mother and five-year-old brother, circulated widely on social media. |
| Czech unease at migrant numbering | Czech unease at migrant numbering |
| Five obstacles to an EU migrants deal | Five obstacles to an EU migrants deal |
| Those who risk everything for a better life | Those who risk everything for a better life |
| Migrants or refugees? | Migrants or refugees? |
| The word migrant is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "one who moves, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to another". | The word migrant is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "one who moves, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to another". |
| A refugee is, according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, any person who "owing to a well-founded fear" of persecution is outside their country of nationality and "unable" or "unwilling" to seek the protection of that country. To gain the status, one has to go through the legal process of claiming asylum. | A refugee is, according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, any person who "owing to a well-founded fear" of persecution is outside their country of nationality and "unable" or "unwilling" to seek the protection of that country. To gain the status, one has to go through the legal process of claiming asylum. |
| The word migrant has traditionally been considered a neutral term, but some criticise the BBC and other media for using a word they say implies something voluntary, and should not be applied to people fleeing danger. | The word migrant has traditionally been considered a neutral term, but some criticise the BBC and other media for using a word they say implies something voluntary, and should not be applied to people fleeing danger. |
| Battle over words to describe migrants | Battle over words to describe migrants |
| Are you in Budapest? Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? If you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist about these issues, you can get in touch with us in the following ways: | Are you in Budapest? Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? If you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist about these issues, you can get in touch with us in the following ways: |
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