{"id":28897,"date":"2016-09-25T01:22:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T01:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/hungary-pm-suggests-giant-migrant-city-in-libya\/"},"modified":"2016-09-25T01:22:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T01:22:42","slug":"hungary-pm-suggests-giant-migrant-city-in-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/hungary-pm-suggests-giant-migrant-city-in-libya\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary PM suggests giant migrant city in Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{The European Union should set up a &#8220;giant refugee city&#8221; on the Libyan coast to process African asylum seekers before they reach Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.}<\/p>\n<p>Mr Orban, who has taken a hardline stance against migration, suggested a new Libyan government run the camp.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks at a Vienna summit of European and Balkan leaders.<br \/>\nLibya has descended into chaos since a 2011 uprising, with rival governments and militias vying for power.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Orban, who has closed Hungary&#8217;s own southern borders with razor-wire fences and guard dogs, said the EU should retake &#8220;total control&#8221; of its external borders.<\/p>\n<p>{{Hollande sets out plan to close Jungle}}<\/p>\n<p>He called for a Western arms embargo against Libya to be cancelled and for Western support to be provided to the Libyan Liberation Army, a rebel group formerly known as the Free Libyan Army.<\/p>\n<p>{{Merkel seeks deals}}<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has faced criticism from the Hungarian prime minister over her so-called &#8220;open-door&#8221; policy towards refugees and migrants, said the solution was to secure deals with African countries to send back migrants who do not qualify for asylum.<\/p>\n<p>She said it was &#8220;necessary to get agreements with third countries, especially in Africa but also Pakistan and Afghanistan&#8230; so that it becomes clear that those with no right to stay in Europe can go back to their home countries&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>She also called for the EU to do more to stop illegal immigration while living up to its humanitarian responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Merkel has faced criticism from some quarters within Germany over her approach to the crisis. Her Christian Democrats lost ground to populist, anti-immigration rivals in recent state elections.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean this year, with 3,500 deaths recorded so far.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-15267 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_91370295_mediaitem91370294.jpg\" alt=\"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has taken a hardline stance on refugees and migrants entering the EU\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{The European Union should set up a &#8220;giant refugee city&#8221; on the Libyan coast to process African asylum seekers before they reach Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.} Mr Orban, who has taken a hardline stance against migration, suggested a new Libyan government run the camp. 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