Media: Hungarian Parliament adopted a law on the creation of transit zones – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, September 4 – RIA Novosti. Hungarian Parliament on Friday passed a law on the establishment of the transit zone at the border with Serbia in connection with the situation of migrants, Reuters reported.

According to the agency, the Hungarian Parliament has also tightened the punishment for illegally crossing the border of the country from the border of the grid. In accordance with the law, cross border grid or damage as a criminal offense. The penalty for illegally crossing the border from Hungary will be three years in prison.

The new law also provides the opportunity to address a request for asylum directly with checkpoints at the border and suggests acceleration of the process of obtaining an answer to it.

Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the country needs to protect its borders and enforce EU rules on migration located on Hungarian territory displaced.

Hungary has borders outside the European Union, last week It recorded a new record for the number of migrants coming into the country through Serbia in one day: August 26, 3241 crossed the border refugee. After Hungary migrants trying to get into other EU countries. Due to the influx of refugees authorities are taking measures to curb the flow of migrants into the country and the European Union.