Hungary's Orban Warns of Europe's Demise in Re-Election Bid

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he’s ready to step up his fight against the European Union’s refugee policy, warning that it poses a threat to the nation’s identity and could lead to an “Islamic takeover” of the continent.

In his annual state of the nation address, held ahead of April’s national elections, Orban said his government was ready to deploy legislative and diplomatic measures to defend Hungary’s culture, which is now increasingly under threat from western Europe and the EU, rather than illegal border crossings. A bill submitted to parliament that would tax foreign funding for non-governmental organizations helping refugees was part of the cabinet’s efforts, he said on Sunday in Budapest.