migrant quotas

10/05/2017

Hungary, Slovakia address European court over migrant quotas – UPDATE

The case against the European Union's migrant quota system - READ MORE HERE!
07/05/2017

Hungary’s justice minister: Deportation should be managed on EU level

Deportation should be managed on European Union level - Hungarian Justice Minister Trócsányi
03/05/2017

Government: Hungary not changing immigration rules

"The Hungarian government has no intention of changing the country's immigration rules"
03/05/2017

Jobbik opposes allowing migrant 14-18 year-olds into Hungary

Vona: allowing migrants aged between 14-18 into #Hungary would be a "huge mistake" - #Jobbik
30/04/2017

Vona: Attention people! Orbán is letting migrants in after all!

Jobbik: Orbán cannot protect Hungary! Orbán was lying all the time.
10/02/2017

Survey shows international press very critical of Hungary

Budapest, February 9 (MTI) – A survey by the Nézőpont Institute showed that 60 percent of reports about Hungary in the German press were critical in […]
28/12/2016

Government expects ‘legal rather than political’ decision in quota case

Budapest, December 28 (MTI) – Hungary’s government trusts that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will pass a ‘legal rather than political’ decision in the case […]
15/12/2016

Hungarian mayors’ representative to personally submit petition against migrant quotas to Juncker

Budapest, December 15 (MTI) – Károly Szita, the head of Hungary’s Association of County Seats, plans to personally submit a petition against migrant quotas signed by […]
15/12/2016

EU leaders summit – Orbán: Plans of refugee camps outside EU gaining support

Brussels, December 15 (MTI) – The plan to set up refugee camps outside the territory of the European Union is gradually gaining support, Prime Minister Viktor […]
15/12/2016

Voluntary migrant quotas also bad idea, says govt spokesman

Budapest, December 15 (MTI) – Hungary continues to reject all proposals for EU mandatory migrant quotas, and also considers voluntary quotas a bad idea, the government […]
15/12/2016

Fidesz-Christian Democrats ask Orbán to veto migrant quotas at EU summit

Budapest, December 15 (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats asked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to represent the position of fully rejecting the European Union quota for […]
15/12/2016

Orbán plans to veto mandatory migrant quotas?

Budapest, December 15 (MTI) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán prepares for vetoing the mandatory migrant quotas at the upcoming EU summit meeting, state secretary of […]
07/12/2016

Vast majority of Hungary’s mayors sign petition against migrant quotas

Budapest, December 7 (MTI) – Nearly 80 percent of Hungary’s mayors have joined a signature drive against the European Union’s migrant quotas, Károly Szita, the head […]
18/11/2016

Hungarian government: fierce EU debate expected over migrant quotas

Budapest, November 17 (MTI) – Government office chief János Lázár has said European Union member states were likely to have a fierce debate over whether the […]
16/11/2016

Jobbik resubmits the constitutional bill

It was exactly seven months ago, on April 12, 2016 when Jobbik first tried to protect Hungary from the mandatory migrant allocation quota by amending the […]
22/10/2016

Jobbik – Fidesz needs to make a choice: Rogán’s dirty money or Hungary’s security?

Talking in his press conference on Wednesday, Fidesz’ Parliamentary faction leader Lajos Kósa said if Gábor Vona’s party refuses to vote for the anti-quota constitutional amendment, […]
21/10/2016

EU summit – Orbán: EU leaders in stalemate on migrant quotas

Brussels, October 21 (MTI) – European Union leaders did not approve the European Commission’s migrant quota plan at the Brussels summit, but as the commission refuses […]
20/10/2016

Date of parliamentary vote on constitutional amendment may change

Budapest, October 20 (MTI) – The final vote on the government’s constitutional amendment proposal related to migrant quotas may be held later than the originally set […]
19/10/2016

Vona gives Orbán a serious headache on one-on-one meeting

In his one-on-one meeting with the Prime Minister, Jobbik’s president stated his Parliamentary faction was not going to back the anti-immigration constitutional amendment unless the government […]
18/10/2016

Government: Hungary aims to get migrant quotas taken off EU agenda

Budapest, October 18 (MTI) – The aim of the Hungarian government is to persuade Brussels to take mandatory migrant quotas off the European Union’s agenda, the […]