Orban: Hungary's protection of southern border good for Austria

By protecting its southern border, Hungary also protects Austria's border, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday after talks with Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache, who is also chairman of the Freedom Party (FPO). It took Strache and his Freedom Party for Austria to adopt an anti-migration stance and demonstrate sympathy for Hungary's border protection efforts, Orban told a joint press conference after the meeting. The previous, left-wing government in Austria did everything in its power to prevent Hungary from building its border fence but everything changed with the right-wing government, he said.