Hungarian border barrier
The Hungary–Serbia barrier is a border barrier constructed by Hungary in 2015 to stop illegal immigrants from entering the country during the 2015 European migrant crisis.
The Hungarian government began construction of a border fence in 2015, complaining that the European Union was "too slow to act" to block an enormous flow of migrants entering the EU across the Serbian-Hungarian border.[1][2]
History
The border between Hungary and Serbia is 175 km (109-mile) long.[3][4] In June the Hungarian cabinet approved construction of a 4-meter (13-foot) high barrier.[4] Construction of the barrier began in early July.[5] As of early August, Hungary was on track to complete the fence by the end of the year.[6] The fence, which features razor wire, is being built by contractors and a deployment of 900 soldiers at a cost of 30 billion forints ($106 million) for the 13' fence and the construction of two camps to house asylum applicants.[6]
By mid-August the barrier was taking shape as a double security fence. There is a hastily constructed outer fence made up of three rows of razor wire, scheduled to be complete by the end of August 2015. Inside that, there is a sturdier barrier 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) tall.[7]
References
- ^ Nolan, Daniel (17 June 2015). "Hungary orders 100-mile Serbia border fence to keep out migrants". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Hungary to fence off border with Serbia to stop migrants". 2015-06-17. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "Hungary sends police to deter migrants on Serbia border". BBC. 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b Feher, Margit (17 June 2015). "Hungary Plans Security Fence on Serbia Border to Keep Out Migrants". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Hungary Begins Building Serbia Border Fence to Curb Migrants". Wall Street Journal. AP. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b Feher, Marghit (5 August 2015). "Hungary Plans to Soon Complete Fence to Limit Migrants". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Feher, Marghrit (18 August 2015). "Hungary Deploys 'Border Hunters' to Keep Illegal Immigrants Out". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2015.