Hungary grants army powers to use non-destroyer force on emigratory

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Europe : Around thousands fleeing struggle and poverty have already made it into western Europe this year, with Austria registering 22,700 arrivals ending the week alone, after being bypass from one Balkan country to another as they travelled up from Greece. Legislator in Hungary, which sealed off its border with Serbia last week to stop the flood of people heading north, on Monday approved a final package of sweeping new anti-migrant laws. Under the legislation, the army can share in border control and may use non-lethal force, while police will be able to enter private homes to look for illegal migrants. "Soldiers deployed to the border can use essential weapons designed to cause bodily harm, although in a non-lethal way, unless it cannot be avoided," it says, referring to rubber bullets, tear gas grenades and net guns. Last week, other legislation came into force issuing Hungary to jail anyone caught crossing the border illegally, which carries a maximum fine of five years in prison. Prime Minister Viktor Orban told lagislators in Budapest that migrants were "overrunning" Europe. "They are not just banging on the door, they are breaking the door down on top of us," the 52-year-old right-winger said. "Our borders are in danger, our way of life built on respect for the law, Hungary and the whole of Europe is in danger." The continent ' s worst migration crisis since World War II has exposed deep rifts within the 28-nation European Union, particularly between members in the former communist east and the wealthier west, the migrants ' preferred destination. EU interior ministers will meet tomorrow ahead of a bloc-wide emergency summit on Wednesday. Today, foreign ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Latvia -- all of which refuse proposals for binding migrant quotas championed by Germany -- met in Prague with their counterpart from Luxembourg, which holds the EU presidency. After the talks, Czech foreign minister Lubomir Zaoralek insisted they were "absolutely dedicated" to reaching an agreement with fellow EU nations.
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