Central Europe ‘most threatened’ by migrant settlement quota

Gergely Gulyás, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader, said central Europe is the region the most threatened by the EU’s mandatory migrant settlement quota because immigrants must be directed to countries where the level of immigration is still low.

Speaking on public radio early on Sunday, the politician said this is a threat not only to Hungary but also other countries that reject immigration.

On the topic of Thursday’s vote on a report of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Gulyás told Kossuth Radio that a large number of the MEPs of the European People’s Party had also voted in favour of the proposal, as had MEPs of the “Hungarian leftist liberal opposition”. He said this was highly irresponsible when

80-90 percent of Hungarians are against immigration.

The governments of EU member states are far less enthused by the issue than members of the European Parliament, he said. This is why Hungary’s government must take a stand backed by the results of the “National Consultation” public survey, which is expected to show the vast majority of Hungarians against accepting migrants, he added.