migrant quotas

17/10/2016

Parliament in session – Orbán’s constitutional amendment on migrant quotas

Budapest, October 17 (MTI) – A “new bloc” of supporters across party affiliations has emerged in Hungary since the Oct. 2 referendum, Minister Viktor Orbán said […]
13/10/2016

Government’s regular press briefing – Defence of southern border, new Budapest hospital, constitutional amendment

The government has decided to award 29.4 forints (EUR 96m) of supplementary funding to the interior ministry for the protection of the Serbia-Hungary border, the government […]
12/10/2016

Ruling parties expect compromise will lead to amended constitution

Budapest, October 12 (MTI) – A compromise can be achieved to secure the two-thirds majority support required for the planned constitutional amendment to block the application […]
11/10/2016

Ruling parties, Jobbik reach agreement on constitutional amendment proposal

Budapest, October 11 (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz and KDNP parties and opposition Jobbik came to an agreement on the government’s constitutional amendment proposal in connection with […]
10/10/2016

Orbán submits constitutional amendment proposal on migrant quotas

Budapest, October 10 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday submitted a constitutional amendment proposal in connection with European Union migrant quotas. The proposals contain […]
06/10/2016

Referendum – Rejection of EU quotas brings new obligations for Hungarian government

Budapest, October 6 (MTI) – The result of last Sunday’s referendum, in which more than 3 million people rejected European Union migrant quotas, has established new […]
06/10/2016

Orbán informs EC President on referendum result

Budapest, October 6 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has informed Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, in a letter about the outcome of Hungary’s […]
06/10/2016

Hungarian justice minister: constitutional amendment to ensure ‘national, constitutional identity’

Budapest, October 5 (MTI) – The government has discussed a draft for a constitutional amendment, aimed at ensuring Hungary’s “national and constitutional identity”, the justice minister […]
05/10/2016

Foreign minister: 3.3 million Hungarians’ opinion precedes Swedish stance

Budapest, October 5 (MTI) – The opinion of 3.3 million Hungarian voters is more important that the position of Sweden’s justice minister, Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian […]
04/10/2016

Referendum – DK: Orbán voted for quotas

Budapest, October 4 (MTI) – The president of the European Council has confirmed in a letter that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February voted in favour […]
28/09/2016

Fidesz: EU still “forcing” mandatory migrant quota

Budapest, September 28 (MTI) – The European Union “keeps forcing” its plans for mandatory resettlement migrant quotas, Gergely Gulyás, ruling Fidesz’s deputy group leader, told a […]
27/09/2016

Orbán: Hungary will change if government ‘gives in to Brussels’

Budapest, September 27 (MTI) – If the Hungarian government gives in to Brussels and its plan to “force uncontrolled migration onto Hungarians”, the country will change, […]
26/09/2016

INTERVIEW – Orbán: Central European leaders will protect their countries

Budapest (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, commenting on the recent meeting of European heads of state and government in Vienna on the subject of migration, […]
26/09/2016

Referendum – MoMa campaigns for invalid vote or staying away

Budapest (MTI) – Former finance minister and leader of the non-parliamentary MoMa party Lajos Bokros addressed a demonstration on the square in front of parliament on […]
25/09/2016

Orbán proposes new line of defence at Vienna summit

Vienna (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has urged a new line of defence in Europe, as a worst-case scenario, at a summit in Vienna on […]
23/09/2016

Weekly government press briefing about securities market, referendum and immigration – UPDATE

Budapest (MTI) – The government plans “major changes” on the state bond market after Standard and Poor’s raised Hungary’s rating last week, government office chief János […]
22/09/2016

Hungary to reject migrants facing return

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary will not accept migrants who are facing return to Hungary from countries where they moved on to after entering the European Union […]
21/09/2016

EU Migrant quota lawsuit proceedings start next year?

Budapest, September 21 (MTI) – A lawsuit concerning the European Union’s migrant quotas may get in the hearing stage at the Luxembourg European Court of Justice […]
21/09/2016

Over 70 pc of Hungarians reject EU’s migrant quota – SURVEY

Budapest (MTI) – Some 72 percent of Hungarians are against the automatic distribution of asylum-seekers within European Union member states and 78 percent would vote ‘no’ […]
20/09/2016

Scandinavian countries initiate procedure against Hungary

Budapest, September 20 (MTI) – A day before last week’s European Union Bratislava informal summit, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway initiated a procedure against Hungary, government […]