Budapest's main Railway station was shut down on Tuesday after police pushed back 1,000 migrants boarding trains to seek asylum in Germany.
The station was reopened later in the day, but migrants without an EU visa were not allowed to travel.
A spokesman for the Hungarian government said the station was closed in order to uphold EU law which requires refugees to apply for protection in the first country they arrive in.
The EU will hold emergency talks in two weeks to address greater cooperation and a return policy for refugees coming from so-called "safe countries".
Eugenio Ambrosi the EU director for the International Organization for Migration says the classification of what makes a migrant or refugee is a far from simple process.
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OUT: "…protection."
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But Eugenio Ambrosi - the EU director for the International Organization for Migration - says excluding refugees who don't come from war zones could be a dangerous policy.
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OUT: "…out."
TIME: 36 seconds
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The station was reopened later in the day, but migrants without an EU visa were not allowed to travel.
A spokesman for the Hungarian government said the station was closed in order to uphold EU law which requires refugees to apply for protection in the first country they arrive in.
The EU will hold emergency talks in two weeks to address greater cooperation and a return policy for refugees coming from so-called "safe countries".
Eugenio Ambrosi the EU director for the International Organization for Migration says the classification of what makes a migrant or refugee is a far from simple process.
IN: "There is…"
OUT: "…protection."
TIME: 28 seconds
CLIP: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0901AMBROSI-2.mp3
ALT
But Eugenio Ambrosi - the EU director for the International Organization for Migration - says excluding refugees who don't come from war zones could be a dangerous policy.
IN: "The other…"
OUT: "…out."
TIME: 36 seconds
CLIP: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0901AMBROSI-6.mp3