referendum on migrant quotas

09/09/2016

Orban: Managing migrant crisis has strengthened govt

Budapest, September 9 (MTI) – The management of the migrant crisis has made ruling Fidesz government stronger politically over the past four years, the daily Magyar […]
08/09/2016

Kósa reports on Fidesz-Christian Democrat group meeting

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Stopping population decline, supporting families and building a work-based society where everyone can find a job have been targets highlighted by […]
06/09/2016

Referendum – Socialist leader campaigns for boycott

Budapest, September 6 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party encourages its supporters to stay away from the Oct. 2 referendum on European Union migrant quotas, Socialist […]
05/09/2016

Amnesty International Hungary: Referendum result not binding for EU

Budapest, September 5 (MTI) – The result of Hungary’s upcoming migrant quota referendum will not have a binding effect on the European Union, the head of […]
02/09/2016

Referendum – Socialists: Quota referendum unnecessary

Budapest, September 2 (MTI) – Hungary’s migrant quota referendum is uncalled for, seeing as how implementing such a scheme is not even on the European Union’s […]
02/09/2016

Amnesty International Hungary launches info-campaign on Oct 2 referendum

Budapest, September 2 (MTI) – Amnesty International (AI) Hungary is launching an information campaign ahead of the Oct. 2 referendum on European Union migrant quotas, the […]
01/09/2016

Referendum – Three small parties launch joint campaign for boycott

Budapest, September 1 (MTI) – The opposition Együtt, Dialogue for Hungary and MoMa parties are launching a joint billboard campaign calling on Hungarians to boycott the […]
30/08/2016

Referendum – DK launches month-long ‘stay at home’ campaign

Budapest, August 29 (MTI) – The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching its own month-long campaign in protest against the government’s referendum on the European […]
26/08/2016

Orbán: Southern border fence to be strengthened with second barrier

Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – Hungary’s fence on its border with Serbia will be strengthened with the instalment of a second barrier, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán […]
26/08/2016

Government: Wrong to encourage people to stay away from referendum

Budapest, August 25 (MTI) – It is wrong to encourage people to stay away from the Oct 2 referendum on the European Union migrant quota or […]
25/08/2016

Weekly govt press briefing about Rio Olympics, quota referendum and other important decisions

Budapest, August 25 (MTI) – The government considers sports as a “strategic sector and a national cause”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly […]
25/08/2016

LMP urges consultations on election rules

  Budapest, August 25 (MTI) – The opposition LMP party has called for talks with other opposition parties to discuss changing the election rules with a […]
25/08/2016

Referendum – Registration numbers low among ethnic Hungarians

Budapest, August 25 (MTI) – Registration numbers for the Oct 2 migrant quota referendum have been relatively low so far beyond the border with barely 1,000 […]
23/08/2016

Prime minister, govt must resign if quota referendum fails, says DK

Budapest, August 23 (MTI) – If the October 2 national referendum on EU migrant quotas fails the Hungarian prime minister and the government must resign, an […]
22/08/2016

Parliament special session unlikely to reach quorum – Preview

Budapest, August 21 (MTI) – A special session of parliament initiated by the Jobbik party to discuss amending Hungary’s election law is unlikely to reach quorum […]
19/08/2016

Referendum – Government slams Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s call for invalid votes

Budapest, August 19 (MTI) – It is unworthy of a rights organisation which is “theoretically dedicated to” protecting citizens’ rights to call for casting invalid votes […]
19/08/2016

Hungarian government: Brussels must be interested in what the Hungarian people have to say

Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács takes the view that Brussels must be interested in what the Hungarian people have to say, and it is important what their […]
18/08/2016

Jobbik: Parliament session on election law thwarted

Budapest, August 18 (MTI) – The Jobbik party has initiated an extraordinary session of parliament in order to vote on its proposal to amend Hungary’s election […]
18/08/2016

Weekly govt press briefing about referendum, economy, and other important decisions – UPDATE

Budapest, August 18 (MTI) – If Hungarian voters “do not stop Brussels” then the European Union will fill up Hungary with people who are “not one of […]
18/08/2016

Hungary’s house speaker: Quota referendum to encourage other countries

Budapest, August 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s upcoming referendum on migrant quotas could encourage other countries with a similar foreign policy position, House Speaker László Kövér said […]