EPA Viktor Orban has launched a stinging attack on Brussels leaders

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Outspoken Viktor Orban accused Angela Merkel and eurocrats of “destroying” the continent with their open door migration policies as he blasted the current influx of asylum seekers. The firebrand Hungarian leader made the remarks as his country gears up for a crunch referendum over whether or not to accept the imposition of mandatory migrant quotas.

In a controversial speech Mr Orban questioned the ability of Muslims to ever integrate into Western society and also implied that Brussels was being cruel by encouraging migrants to leave their homelands and head to Europe. He said: “The uncontrolled influx destroys Europe and it doesn’t even help the migrants. It’s better for everyone to stay in their own territory. “We are not here to solve the migration problem, but a historical one. We, Europeans, Hungarians, Christians, have to describe our attitude towards immigration.”

AFP Hungarians will vote on whether or not to accept EU migrant quotas

AFP Hungary has been on the front line of the refugee crisis

Mr Orban has repeatedly positioned himself as a defender of Christian Europe and has been highly critical of German leader Mrs Merkel’s decision to welcome millions of migrants from the Middle East. Today he renewed those attacks, criticising the attitude of EU leaders who he said had not done enough to discourage migration by improving the lot of people living in impoverished and war-torn countries. He said: “If we let this idea rule that will destroy Europe, and its culture and economic system too. And we don’t help those who left their home countries. And those who stay are also losing with this attitude. “I don’t even want to think about the integration of Muslim people in Europe. The most we could hope for is a peaceful life next to each other, which is called a parallel society.”

The uncontrolled influx destroys Europe and it doesn’t even help the migrants Viktor Orban

He drew attention to the fact that a parallel society would also mean a parallel legal system and claimed that many Muslim families secretly want their own religious laws put in place in European countries. He added: “I understand that they trust their own religion more, and furthermore, I accept they have the right to live by different standards, but they don’t have to come here to do just that.” The Hungary PM has been embroiled in a bitter war of words with Brussels over the imposition of mandatory migrant quotas, which he has vowed to oppose no matter what.

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