Szijjarto calls on EU to create jobs for European citizens

A European Union priority should be to provide employment for European citizens who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a video message on Monday. Speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers, Szijjarto said the grave economic consequences of the pandemic were now becoming clear. Hundreds of thousands, "maybe millions", have lost their jobs, he said. Szijjarto said he had called on the European Commission to "stop creating legal migration routes" and "insisting on bringing the African work force to Europe". "What we need is jobs for European people," he said.