Hungarian authorities have apprehended 15,300 illegal migrants at Hungary’s borders so far this year, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor has said. Proceedings have been launched against a total of 174 people smugglers, György Bakondi told public news channel M1, adding that most of them had been arrested on the Hungary-Serbia border. He said the European Commission had taken action against Hungary in connection with a package of laws passed in 2018 that criminalised aiding people smugglers and illegal migrants. Hungary is prepared to debate the issue and will assert its position on it, he said.