Central European Papers 2019, 7(2):59-75 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2019.008

The Border Barrier- A Hungarian Solution

Gabriella KAKUK¹

¹ Doctoral School of Public Administration, National University of Public Service

The growing mass of migrants arriving of the European Union at the area from the year 2015 had imposed a huge burden on the European Union. Considering that a solution to the problem resulting in the large-scale migration cannot be expected in the near future, the danger of another wave of mass migration reaching Europe and seeking international refuge is still present. Since the flow of migrants resulted in heavy burdens on the member states – especially to the countries of the Schengen-borders – the problems arised called for urgent measures according to the existing legislation. The solution that Hungary found was the erection of the border barrier. In the present study the effects of the border barrier on the migration data will be overviewed, based upon statistics published on the topic. Since 2015, a large number of publications have been published on the topic of the migration crisis, the problems arised in the wake of it, and the possible solutions like the “compulsory resettlement quotas” or the physical border barrier. In the present study I would like to further examine the Hungarian solution to this problem. During the preparation of the study I processed the literature on the topic and also analyzed statics in order to determine the effectiveness of the border closure.

Keywords: migration, border barrier, fence, Hungary

Received: January 2, 2020; Revised: June 25, 2020; Accepted: July 21, 2020; Published: December 30, 2020  Show citation