
Hungary asylum policies 'failed' to fulfill EU obligations, ECJ rules
Euronews English
The EU top court said Budapest made it virtually impossible for people to make an asylum claim.
Budapest is the capital and the most populous city of Hungary, and the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits. The city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about 525 square kilometres. Budapest is both a city and county, and forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of 7,626 square kilometres and a population of 3,303,786, comprising 33% of the population of Hungary.
The EU top court said Budapest made it virtually impossible for people to make an asylum claim.