migrant quotas

14/05/2016

Socialist MEP: Government anti-quota ad campaign ‘waste of money’

Budapest, May 14 (MTI) – The government’s latest campaign against the EU’s quota system is “money thrown in the air,” the opposition Socialists said on Saturday, […]
14/05/2016

Government to launch campaign on risks of EU’s migrant relocation scheme

Budapest (MTI) – The government is preparing to launch a campaign on the risks of the European Union’s mandatory migrant relocation scheme, the state secretary for […]
13/05/2016

Hungarian government: Rejecting quotas doesn’t mean ‘no’ to EU

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has dismissed “as nonsense” the idea that any rejection of the European Union’s planned mandatory migrant quotas […]
13/05/2016

Hungarian foreign minister blasts Asselborn’s ‘hypocrisy’

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – In response to recent remarks by Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg’s foreign minister, his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó dismissed criticism of Hungary’s planned […]
12/05/2016

Government weekly brieefing about migrant quota fine, Hungarian bus making and stud farms – UPDATE

Budapest, May 12 (MTI) – The European Commission’s plans to introduce mandatory migrant quotas and the 250,000 euro levy member states would have to pay for […]
11/05/2016

Government: Cost to Hungary of EU migrant ‘fines’ would be EUR 322m

Budapest, May 11 (MTI) – If Hungary paid the fines for refusing to accept migrants as part of the European Union’s quota system, the budget would […]
10/05/2016

Police take no action against migrants in Körmend

Budapest, May 10 (MTI) – Local police in Körmend, western Hungary, have not taken action against any migrants, regional police chief János Tiborcz told a press […]
10/05/2016

Parliament approves national referendum on EU migrant quotas, lawmakers amends referendum law – UPDATE

Budapest, May 10 (MTI) – Parliament on Tuesday approved calling a national referendum initiated by the government on the EU’s mandatory migrant quota scheme. Lawmakers also approved […]
08/05/2016

Socialists to submit to parliament draft resolution on two referendum initiatives

Budapest, May 7 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists will on Monday submit to parliament a draft resolution on the two referendum initiatives sponsored by the party, […]
06/05/2016

Orbán: Brussels migrant proposal ‘outrageous’

Budapest, May 6 (MTI) – The European Commission plan to fine member states that refuse to take in migrants 250,000 euros per migrant is “outrageous”, Prime […]
06/05/2016

Government: EU’s migration package ‘anti-democratic, inhumane’

Budapest (MTI) – The European Commission’s recent package of proposals concerning the migration crisis is “anti-democratic and inhumane”, Janos Lazar, head of the government office, said […]
04/05/2016

Hungary rejects Brussels “blackmail” attempt

Prague, May 4 (MTI) – The Hungarian government will not succumb to blackmail in connection with the European migrant quotas, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on […]
04/05/2016

Liberal NGOs criticise supreme court over govt migrant quota referendum approval

Budapest, May 4 (MTI) – Three rights organisations and a think-tank criticised a recent Kuria decision giving the green light to a government-initiated referendum on migrant […]
03/05/2016

Opposition parties lambast migrant quota referendum

Budapest, May 3 (MTI) – Hungary’s opposition parties slammed the government’s planned referendum on the European Union’s proposed mandatory migrant quota scheme after the supreme court […]
03/05/2016

Supreme court gives green light to referendum on migrant quota

Budapest, May 3 (MTI) – The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday gave the all-clear to a government-initiated referendum about migrant quotas. The Kúria rejected appeals […]
28/04/2016

Körmend temporary reception centre to receive first group of migrants soon

Budapest, April 28 (MTI) – The first group of migrants are expected to arrive early next week at a reception centre opened recently for temporary use […]
22/04/2016

Orbán: ‘Brussels, Hungarian left-wing alliance must be stopped’ – UPDATE

Budapest, April 22 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio on Friday that the alliance of Brussels and the Hungarian […]
21/04/2016

Hungary supports EU-Turkey agreement

Strasbourg, April 21 (MTI) – Hungary supports the EU-Turkey agreement which protects the external borders of Europe, and is the same for Europe as the fence […]
19/04/2016

First year of migrant quota would cost Hungary EUR 643.7m

Budapest, April 19 (MTI) – Hungary would need to spend a total of 200 billion forints (EUR 643.7m) on services related to the accommodation of migrants […]
17/04/2016

Fidesz: Border protection most important in handling migrant crisis

Budapest, April 16 (MTI) – Instead of altering its migration policy, the European Union should leave the matter entirely to member states and manage the migrant […]