Post-Orbán Hungary faces a migration trap: it wants to preserve the hardline system built under Viktor Orbán — strong borders, no quotas, no resettlement — while repairing relations with Brussels and respecting EU law. As Viktor Marsai argues in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, the new Tisza government is not abandoning Hungary’s migration doctrine; it is trying to save it. But EU fines, the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, labor shortages and business pressure now expose a central contradiction: can Hungary remain politically closed to migration while legally and economically operating inside Europe’s shared framework?
Hungary After Orbán: The Migration Trap Facing the New Government
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June 2026
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