referendum on migrant quotas

08/10/2016

Hungary EU commissioner rejects remarks questioning commitment

  Brussels, October 7 (MTI) – The office of Tibor Navracsics, Hungary’s European Union commissioner, has dismissed remarks by Gianni Pittella, head of the Social Democrat […]
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

Vona seeks meeting with Orbán to discuss constitutional amendment vote

Budapest, October 5 (MTI) – Gábor Vona, the head of the Jobbik party, on Wednesday said he had asked for a private meeting with the prime […]
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 […]
05/10/2016

Majority of voters satisfied with outcome, survey finds

Budapest, October 5 (MTI) – The majority of Hungarian voters are satisfied with the result of the Oct. 2 migrant quota referendum and support amending the […]
05/10/2016

Referendum – Jobbik to support constitutional amendment

Budapest (MTI) – The Jobbik party will support a constitutional amendment aimed to enhance Hungary’s security, party leader Gábor Vona said on Tuesday. “After six months […]
05/10/2016

CNN’S video debating Hungary’s controversial refugee referendum

As we’ve reported a few days ago, several illustrious media of the international press expressed their opinions on the result of the Hungarian referendum on migrant […]
05/10/2016

Simicskó: referendum ‘important message’ to Brussels

Budapest (MTI) – The 3.2 million “no” votes in Hungary’s recent quota referendum have sent “an important message” to Brussels, the defence minister told public television […]
04/10/2016

Referendum – Orbán: Constitutional amendments to include ban on group resettlements

Budapest, October 4 (MTI) – A constitutional amendment supported by the ruling Fidesz party will seek to introduce changes in view of Sunday’s referendum results, in […]
04/10/2016

Referendum – Fidesz pins hopes on majority for constitutional amendment

Budapest, October 4 (MTI) – Ruling Fidesz hopes to have its proposal for a constitutional amendment in light of the referendum result on European Union migrant […]
04/10/2016

Szijjártó: opinion of 3.3 million cannot be neglected

Budapest (MTI) – The will of the 3.3 million people who voted “no” in Sunday’s migrant quota referendum cannot be ignored in Hungary or in the […]
04/10/2016

LMP: quota referendum ‘complete failure’

Budapest (MTI) – Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas was a “complete failure” and “damaging”, co-leaders of the opposition LMP party told a press conference. Bernadett Szél […]
04/10/2016

Referendum – Fidesz parliament group backs Orbán’s constitutional amendment

Budapest (MTI) – Ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group supports the constitutional amendment proposed by the prime minister to reflect the outcome of the European Union migrant quota […]
03/10/2016

Referendum – Opposition DK calling for boycott of planned constitutional amendment

Budapest, October 3 (MTI) – The opposition Democratic Coalition will boycott the vote on a constitutional amendment planned in the wake of the recent referendum on […]
03/10/2016

What the international press writes about the outcome of the referendum

Several illustrious media of the international press expressed their opinions on the result of the Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas. Most articles emphasized Viktor Orbán’s failure […]
03/10/2016

Referendum – Orbán: Popular vote only way to hand Hungarians power over migration

Budapest, October 3 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told lawmakers ahead of business in parliament on Monday that Sunday’s referendum had been the only “honest […]
03/10/2016

Referendum – Analysts: Opposition deceiving themselves by equating result with own support

Budapest (MTI) – The opposition parties are deceiving themselves if they regard those who did not turn out to vote in Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas […]
03/10/2016

Referendum – Orbán hails referendum result as ‘outstanding’

Budapest (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hailed the result of Hungary’s referendum on European migrant quotas as “outstanding”, arguing that the number of votes cast […]