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MRI Director Viktor Marsai interviewed on Britain’s GBNews about the details of Hungary’s policies against irregular migration.

We hosted to Prof. Dr. István Tarrósy for a discussion about African migration. Why is the vast majority of migration restricted to the continent, how have the main routes changed since 2015, and what lies behind the exceptional numbers from certain countries of origin? We analyze the EU’s Africa policy, the “root causes” approach, and […]

The events pose a major challenge for the authorities that often fail to prevent tragedies despite the close monitoring. During the weekend for example a 29-year-old Moroccan man threatened people attending the Christmas fair with a knife in Weimar. Migration Research Institute leading analyst Edith Krisztina Dócza appeared on the program to discuss the situation.

If the demographic crisis weren’t enough, several countries in Europe are decreasing support granted for Ukrainian refugees whose numbers do not decrease but whose desire to return is getting lower. This could pose a major problem for reconstruction should the war come to an end in the near future.

Zohran Mamdani’s unexpected victory has fundamentally shaken up the American political landscape: a new progressive model is emerging that openly opposes Trump’s nationalist-populist line. Meanwhile, Washington is grappling with a series of internal crises, from the refugee confrontation and the record-long government shutdown to the legal battles surrounding the National Guard.

Europe is losing the fight against the global illegal drug trade. It turns out that narcotrafficking chains are organized along the routes of irregular migration. Drugs, migration, and organized crime networks are becoming increasingly interconnected.

Newly elected NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani thanked his supporters in Arabic in his victory speech, then went on to detail who contributed to the success of his movement:”Yemeni bodega owners and Mexican abuelas. Senegalese taxi drivers and Uzbek nurses. Trinidadian line cooks and Ethiopian aunties.”

The European Commission recently published its migration assessment, which revealed that four countries are currently under migration pressure, according to them, and will therefore be eligible for the Solidarity Fund as part of the pact on migration next year. Hungary will either have to accept migrants or pay.

It appears that the application of EU law is increasingly becoming a political weapon in the hands of the Commission and other EU institutions, used to pressure governments with whom relations are strained, while conveniently overlooking violations by those considered friendly.

In 2015-16, a similar case highlighted the dangerous aspects of uncontrolled illegal immigration to Europe. Meanwhile, Fabrice Leggeri, former head of Frontex and Member of the European Parliament for the National Assembly, spoke about how EU elites put enormous pressure on him when he tried to defend the EU’s borders against mass migration.

Germany’s governing parties want to tighten conditions for admitting Ukrainian asylum seekers. Since the summer, there has been a significant increase in the number of young men of military age arriving in Germany, who, according to the CDU and CSU, would be better off staying at home.

According to Eurostat data for 2025, Italy has received the most asylum applications so far this year. Once security was increased along the new routes – the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, and Crete –, the number of people using the more traditional routes, such as the central Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, increased significantly.

EU member states are asking the European Union to step up the deportation of expelled Afghans. Governments argue that only 2% return to their home country. They are asking Brussels to restart deportations to Afghanistan at the EU level and for Frontex to play a greater role in organizing returns and coordinating reintegration support.

It is a peculiar fact that Africa’s most successful democratic system and one of its largest ports are located in a country that, after 34 years of successful operation, is still not officially recognized by anyone – while more and more people want to do business or establish a base in the strategically important Somaliland.

Staff of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs and Migration Research Institute summarize their research experiences and new trends from the past decade in the journal’s special issue. At the launch of the publication, Dezső Tamás, Director General of Migration Research Institute, recalled that in 2015, Europe, including Hungary, faced an unexpected challenge: hundreds of […]

The European Court of Justice has once again placed obstacles in the way of member states in the area of migration policy, according to Viktor Marsai, director of Migration Research Institute and lecturer at the National University of Public Service. Marsai believes that judicial activism will ultimately render the European Union incapable of establishing an […]

Projects linked to the Somali prime minister’s circle received huge sums of money from Swedish government aid funds. In return, the Scandinavian country requested that Somalia take back deported migrants. Edith Krisztina Dócza, senior analyst at Migration Research Institute, told InfoRadio that the Swedish government is setting a precedent whereby countries outside the EU can […]

The question is why Hungary’s diplomatic and business partners do not protest against the prime minister’s repeated anti-Islamic and anti-Arab statements. According to Omar Sayfo, one reason is that the 1.7 billion Muslims living in the world have many different layers of identity. These layers of identity can also be asserted in business and diplomatic […]

The tenth anniversary of the 2015 migration crisis was commemorated in Szeged by MCC and Migration Research Institute’s international forum co-organized for immigration researchers and experts. The Hungarian decision to close the border was met with fierce criticism at the time, but today more and more countries recognize that border protection is an essential element […]

Speaking to Hungarian Conservative at the MCC–MRI joint summit in Szeged, the Spanish politician highlighted the cultural and security consequences of mass migration, expressed hope in the emerging ‘Generation Remigration’, and reaffirmed Vox’s ambition to play a leading role within the Patriots for Europe alliance.

MRI marked the anniversary with a two-day international conference at the Szeged center of MCC. Welcoming participants, MRI director Tamás Dezső said the institute began operating in September 2015 to understand migration affecting Europe. He added, “Thanks to the border fence, we do not have the same problems as our Western European partners.”

In 2015, unprecedented numbers of people arrived in Europe, mainly via Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. The frontline countries set up migrant camps, some of them moved people on, while Hungary protected its borders with barbed wire fences. At EU level, stricter measures failed to materialize. We examine how the European Union’s migration policy developed.

A new report from Europol has revealed a significant increase in Islamist-motivated terror attacks across Europe, with the agency warning that jihadist terrorism remains the most serious threat to EU security. The Migration Research Institute, a Budapest-based think tank, emphasized that Islamist-inspired attacks are on the rise, noting a marked increase compared to 2023.

Migration is considered a family investment, but in many cases, young men arriving in Europe are unable to meet expectations, which leads to crime or radicalization, the director of Migration Research Institute told our newspaper. According to Viktor Marsai, ten years ago, the Hungarian government correctly identified illegal migration as a problem.