EU responds to Hungarian anti-immigration campaign

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ANKARA (AA) - The European Commission on Thursday responded to an anti-immigration campaign by the Hungarian government blaming Brussels for withholding its intentions on allowing refugees into the bloc.

Last week, the Hungarian government introduced a new public campaign sporting billboards, posters and ads under the slogan: "You too, have the right to know what Brussels is planning to do."

In addition, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban published a letter warning EU citizens that Brussels wanted to break the resistance of countries opposed to immigration and was threatening Hungary's security.

"The European Commission agrees, citizens do deserve to know the truth about what the EU is doing," said the Commission in a statement.

It added that Budapest's campaign distorted the truth and sought to "paint a dark picture of a secret plot to drive more migration to Europe."

"The truth is that there is no conspiracy," it added.