News in Brief Chief Security Advisor: Hungary’s effective border control system would become unlawful under EU proposal Apr 27, 2018 Hungary’s chief security advisor has said the introduction of a common EU asylum procedure would make the existing Hungarian procedure impossible
News in Brief PM Orbán: Migrant crisis is 'poisoning' Europe Jul 27, 2016 The government is against EU proposals to force Hungary to accept illegal immigrants and will hold a referendum on October 2
News in Brief Oct 2: Referendum on forced EU migrant quotas to go ahead Jul 05, 2016 A turnout of at least 50 percent of the Hungarian people is needed for the referendum to be valid
News in Brief PM Orban's Brexit stance 'bears weight' in the EU Jun 21, 2016 Great Britain is the EU’s second largest economy without which it would be difficult to solve the issues faced
Blog No, this is not the “new normal” Jun 10, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács The Commission’s latest proposal on how to manage the migration crisis includes a plan that made our jaws drop.
Blog Basic facts about Schengen and the migration crisis that we should all remember Jun 06, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács For more than a year and a half, Europe has been confronting a dramatic surge in migration. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was among the first leaders on the continent to call attention to the growing problem when he began speaking frankly early last year about the practical challenges it would pose.
News in Brief EU Ministers back Hungary’s migration proposal May 26, 2016 “The conclusions of Monday’s meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council include every single Hungarian proposal,” Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said following the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
News in Brief Hungarians do not want mandatory resettlement quotas May 13, 2016 Both the government and the people do not want migrants forced upon Hungary
News in Brief UN blasts Hungary for keeping out migrants May 13, 2016 Despite strong criticism from Brussels, the approach has gone down well in Hungary, a country with few immigrants and less problems
News in Brief Hungary is the most obvious route into EU for asylum seekers May 13, 2016 Migrants pay taxi drivers 100 EUR to be smuggled to the Hungarian border
Blog Will Brussels Ever Wake Up? May 12, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács Jaws dropped across the European Union last week as the Eurocrats revealed their latest proposal. Whether it was in the way they dehumanized refugees by putting price tags on their heads or accused elected prime ministers of being undemocratic, the tendentious actions of the Eurocrats seem to be deliberately intended to alienate friends and supporters of the European idea. With the Brexit referendum just around the corner, Eurocrats would do well to exercise more restraint.
News in Brief Parliament says yes to referendum on migration May 10, 2016 Following last week's green light from the high court, parliament's approval clears the way for the voters to have a say
News in Brief Antal Rogan: Bring forward referendum on migrant crisis May 10, 2016 The compulsory resettlement of migrants is a real and imminent threat
News in Brief Luxembourg: Hungary will win the referendum on the mandatory EU migrant quotas May 09, 2016 If this happens, “we can throw the European Convention on Human Rights on the garbage dump,” said Jean Assleborn
News in Brief Prime Minister Orban: EU plans to fine countries who refuse migrants are a "punch to the stomach" May 06, 2016 The European Union’s latest proposal of fining countries 250,000 EUR per migrant for refusing to take in refugees is a "horse kick"
Blog Score one for democracy: Hungary’s top court gives green light to referendum on migrant quota May 06, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács Hungary’s top court ruled this week in favor of the government’s plan for a referendum on the European Union’s mandatory migrant resettlement quotas. With the court’s decision, the last legal obstacle in Hungary has been removed