Hungary slams 'groundless' border-barrier criticism by French foreign minister

Hungary lashed out on Sunday at French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius over his criticism of the country's new anti-migrant border barrier, accusing him of "shocking and groundless" judgements.

In an interview with French radio on Sunday morning, Fabius said the razor-wire barrier, which runs the length of Hungary's border with Serbia, does "not respect Europe's common values".

Fabius also called "scandalous" the attitude of "a certain number of European countries, particularly in the east" who oppose a quota scheme for the distribution of migrants across EU member states. He did not name the countries targeted by that remark.