Orban: Border protection in Egypt 'essential' for Hungary, Europe

Enabling Egypt to protect its land and maritime borders is "essential" for Europe and Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said after a meeting of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday. In a joint press release, Orban said: "The security of Brussels does not start in its suburbs but at the Hungarian-Serbian border, and in a wider sense, at the Egyptian maritime and land borders." Egypt "has not allowed a single ship transporting migrants to leave its shores" since 2016, Orban said, praising the feat as a "huge contribution to our security and to that of the whole of Europe".