Government to tighten laws to curb migration pressure

Hungary plans to tighten a raft of laws next week to curb migration pressure on the country, including using the army, if needed, to help police near the southern border, ruling Fidesz party lawmaker Gergely Gulyas said on Friday.

Gulyas told a news conference that the changes would affect 13 laws altogether, some requiring two-thirds support of lawmakers, calling on opposition parties to back the proposals.

The proposed changes, which, if accepted, would take effect from the middle of September, involve special transit zones near the Serbian border to hold migrants while their asylum requests are processed.