RIGHT-WING Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has pushed the EU to step up aid to Syria’s neighbours — but only to halt the flow of refugees.

EU states are divided over how to deal with the influx, with some promoting the right to asylum and Hungary leading the campaign to charge that most are economic migrants.

Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland have firmly rejected a EU plan to impose refugee quotas to ease the worsening migrant crisis that Germany said was “probably the biggest challenge” in the history of the bloc.

Hungary plans to start enforcing even tougher security on its border with Serbia on Tuesday.

Asked where future migrants should go, Mr Orban said” “(Back) to where they came from.”

He claimed that people coming to Europe from camps in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey “were safe there” and insisted: “There is no fundamental right to a better life, only a right to safety.”

But senior German immigration official Aydan Ozoguz warned that “the pace at which people are fleeing from the region is breathtaking.

“I must say that I find what Mr Orban is saying extremely cynical, that they’re safe there,” she added.

And tens of thousands agreed yesterday, rallying in European capitals in support of refugees in a Europe-wide “day of action” including dozens of events across several nations.