3. Key Issues of Internal Affairs and Justice Cooperation
3. Key Issues of Internal Affairs and Justice Cooperation
Internal affairs and justice cooperation is an area that foremost concerns the relationship between the mother country and Hungarians living beyond its borders. Therefore, the government treats the settlement of this sensitive issue as a priority, so that all parties concerned are satisfied, and also requires the participation of the European Union for this purpose. A bill on Hungarians living in the neighboring countries, being drafted and about to be passed by Parliament, also meets these criteria. The contents of this law will be in harmony with the European Union’s requirements both before and after accession.
In addition to the legal harmonization and institutional development tasks the government considers implementing the control and security of the future external borders at standards meeting the European Union’s requirements by the time of accession important.
The organization of an appropriate external border control system and the review of visa policy are not only called for by EU accession but by Hungary’s immigration, migration, and crime situations as well. Even now a major non-desirable influx is noticeable from the future external borders. The adoption and appropriate application of the EU’s laws could improve Hungary’s internal security and law and order alike.
A comprehensive border development concept has been elaborated with the participation of the governmental bodies concerned. This program treats the implementation of development projects on the external frontiers of the future European Union as a priority, thus serving as the basis for preparing EU decisions required in order to eliminate control along the future internal borders of the European Union.
