Hungary buses Muslim refugees it rejects straight to Brussels

Hungary is busing the Muslim asylum seekers it refuses to Brussels, defying the EU. Provocation or strategy?

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Hungary calls Brussels' bluff: Muslim refugees sent straight there by bus

Hungary has once again defied the EU with a move that lays bare the cracks in Europe's asylum system. According to reports circulating, the Hungarian authorities are taking Muslim asylum seekers they refuse to accept directly to the Belgian capital by bus, instead of processing their applications.

The controversy is nothing new. Budapest has clashed for years with mandatory relocation quotas, but this action goes a step further: outsourcing the problem by delivering the refugees to the very doorstep of the EU institutions. In the debate, some applaud Hungary's firmness against mass immigration and the "2030 agenda", while others see it as an unacceptable provocation that abusa the spirit of European solidarity. The question of whether this strategy is legal or simply political grandstanding remains open.

Meanwhile, the buses keep arriving in Brussels. For now, the EU is looking the other way.

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