Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has extended the country’s migration emergency, initially declared in 2015, citing continued pressure on its borders. This move allows the government to bypass standard procedures to manage migration flows. Orbán simultaneously reaffirmed Hungary’s refusal to comply with European Union rulings demanding it alter its migration policies. The EU has imposed substantial fines, potentially reaching billions of euros, for Hungary’s defiance. Orbán has framed the dispute as a battle against Brussels attempting to impose unwanted policies and undermining national sovereignty. He vowed to continue the legal fight against the fines, describing them as politically motivated. The extension of the emergency underlines Hungary's hardline stance on migration and its willingness to confront the EU on the issue.