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Sweden’s coronavirus strategy which is based on open society has brought the country’s social problems to the surface: hotspots have emerged in Stockholm’s nursing homes and immigrant districts, where coronavirus morbidity and mortality are exceptionally high, said Emese Kovács, researcher at the Migration Research Institute on M1 TV channel. The conversation starts at 16:30.

The British say the time left until 31 December 2020 will be enough, while in EU’s opinion it will not be enough for the two sides to conclude a free trade agreement. In principle, the deadline could be extended if a consensus decision is reached by 30 June, but the extension is not supported by […]

According to the latest data from Frontex, after the improvement of the coronavirus situation in Europe, illegal migration to EU has significantly increased, said Szabolcs Janik, Deputy Director of the Migration Research Institute on M1 TV.

According to the globalist elite, nations are not organically formed but artificially created formations. The members of the global network believe that a global nation, a global humanity, can be established from above. Conservatives think the opposite: nations were formed naturally, which is why a global humanity cannot be created, said Norbert Tóth, senior researcher […]

Márk Vargha said on the show Ma reggel (at M1 TV) that according to the the proposal of the German EU presidency 2020, the quota system will not be mandatory for all Member States, and participation in this system could be replaced by a financial contribution. This kind of proposal may also be acceptable to […]

Tamás Dezső, director of the Migration Research Institute, spoke in his presentation about the risk that tens of thousands of foreign fighters who have joined the Islamic State pose to international security. The aim of our conference was to provide a better understanding of the current status, trends and the future prospects of terrorism on […]

Szabolcs Janik, deputy director of the Migration Research Institute, said on Ma reggel (M1 TV) that in parallel with the gradual lifting of restrictive measures due to the coronavirus situation, illegal migration at the EU’s external borders started to increase significantly.

The number of illegal border crossings at the southern border has multiplied in the last few weeks. Meanwhile we do not know whether the forced shut down of transit zones has played a role in this. The easing of restrictions which followed the improved coronavirus situation has certainly contributed to the intensification of migration, said Szabolcs […]

Our colleague, researcher Márk Vargha, told Ma este (M1 TV channel) that according to a UN report, the health crisis of coronavirus had a disastrous impact on economy in Africa. As a consequence, up to 79 million people could think about leaving the continent.

Viktor Marsai, research director of the Migration Research Institute, told as a guest on Kossuth Radio’s The Question of the Day programme in connection with the Libyan civil war that after the Libyan settlement, Turkey could use its brand new ally to put pressure on Europe by influencing migration processes. He recalled that Turkey had opened its borders to refugees towards Greece in […]

The Deputy State Security underlines in his lecture that security and defence policy is trending once again. It is trending due to the growing understanding by both the citizens and the politicians that our security environment has changed decisively for the last five years. The aim of our conference was to provide a better understanding […]

The Swedish epidemic management strategy has failed to protect the elderly; about half of Sweden’s coronavirus related deaths have occurred in nursing homes. The disease has probably spread from the highly infected immigrant neighbourhoods to the Swedish nursing homes, where many employees have immigrant background ― said Emese Kovács, researcher of Migration Research Institute on […]

Last year the total number of international migrants reached 272 million worldwide, which means 3.5 per cent of the global population. Migration could itself be the symbol of globalisation. An article by deputy director Szabolcs Janik has been published in the last volume of weekly print Mandiner. (Photo: mandiner.hu)

Victor Marsai, research director of the Migration Research Institute said regarding the Lybian civil war that Europe cannot afford to hand the resolution of the ongoing crisis in its strategic sphere of interest over to other powers.

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the welfare gap between Europe and the migrant-sending regions will deepen, which would mean an ever-increasing desire to migrate to Europe, all other things being equal, said Szabolcs Janik, deputy director of the Migration Research Institute on Kossuth Radio’s Ütköző show. (Photo: MTI/EPA/ANA-MPA/Kósztasz Cironisz)

Non-western immigrants of Scandinavia have a higher incidence of coronavirus disease than their ratio in the local population. This phenomenon can be partly explained by their culture, which is characterized by distrust towards authorities and rigid compliance to community norms and religious rules even if it constitutes a misdemeanor offence – said Emese Kovács, researcher of Migration Research […]

The coronavirus epidemic has worsened the situation in Afghanistan, the unemployment was very high even before the outbreak due to the long-running civil war. There are no transit zones on the border of Afghanistan, therefore no medical examinations had been carried out on guest workers and illegal immigrants coming through there, which constitutes a serious […]

Emese Kovács, our researcher evaluated the Swedish open society approach to coronavirus epidemic on Kossuth Radio in the programme Good morning Hungary! She said, while the theory of herd immunity is an epidemiological question, from a sociological point of view, we can state that the Swedish strategy ignored the cultural, economic and social differences between […]

According to the latest data thousands of people arrived to Bosnia in two weeks, the authorities strengthened border protection – in vain. Bianka Speidl, researcher of the Migration Research Institute said on TV that the EU-Turkey migration pack seems to be less effective, but to keep the deal functional should be the EU’s top priority. […]

A Greek Chatolic priest, Naim Gharbi is organizing a summer camp in a safe zone of Syria, for about one thousand children and people with disabilities. Bianka Speidl, senior researcher of the Migration Research Institute with the assistance of the Hungarian Women’s Interest Group helps in fundraising.

Péter Kövecsi-Oláh, researcher of the Migration Research Institute said on TV that a war situtation would not generate further waves of mass migration from Syria since those who wanted had already fled. Photo: AFP/ANDREAS SOLARO

The existence of no-go zones has been admitted by the German Chancellor and Swedish state leaders. Balázs Orbán, Director General of the Migration Research Institute was the guest of Echo Tv on this subject.

Balázs Orbán, Director General of the Migration Research Institute was the guest of Mokka tv show, where he stated: “It is clear that immigration is one of the most important issues in European politics.”

Global warming will undermine the cohesion of certain African societies in the next decades eroding stability and provoking political, social and economic conflicts that will force millions of people to leave their homeland. These developments are already apparent on the world’s second most populated continent – states the latest analysis of the Migration Research Institute.