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France 24: Hungary asylum restrictions broke European law, says top EU legal adviser

Published Feb. 26, 2021 at 6:30 am

Migrants camp in tents next to the border fence at the Serbian Kelebija border village near Subotica on Feb. 6, 2020, as the Tompa road border-crossing on the Hungarian side has been temporarily closed by the Hungarian police.

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The advocate general for European Union’s highest court on Thursday urged the court to rule that Hungary violated the bloc’s laws on asylum when it passed legislation narrowing the possibilities for asylum-seekers to receive international protection.