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PM Orbán: Tisza Party approves of EU's Migration Pact
Implementing the Migration Pact would mean "building a refugee camp for tens of thousands", the prime minister said.
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Bóka: Hungary 'opts-out' from the EU’s asylum and migration regulations
Hungary remains dedicated to the Schengen area, Bóka said, "which has unfortunately become fragmented" due to illegal migration as well as extended and widely introduced internal border controls.
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Századvég: European and Hungarian public oppose forced relocation of migrants
On June 12, EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson presented the implementation plan in Brussels, mandating the redistribution of illegal migrants among EU member states and imposing financial penalties on non-compliant countries.
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European citizens reject new migration pact
A recent study by Századvég's Europe Project reveals that six out of ten EU citizens disagree with the new migration pact, which allows for the relocation of illegal migrants within...
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Finance Minister: Hungary does not accept migrant quotas being forced on member states
The European Union’s new asylum package would fine countries that refuse to accommodate migrants 20,000 euros per migrant.
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Gulyás: EP has made a "bad decision" by endorsing new migration pact
Gergely Gulyás said the fact that the legislation had passed “with only a 55-56% majority in the EP where 70-80% of lawmakers are pro-migration” showed “how extremely bad the proposal” was.
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The EU's migration pact: A closer look beyond the fanfare
EU's narrowly approved migration pact has sparked controversy, challenging the bloc's unity and approach to human rights.
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FM: Hungary will continue to reject migrants
Hungary has been protecting the Schengen borders and the external borders of the EU for 9 years.
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Hidvéghi: Migration pact would "further aggravate" EU situation
“The migration package will open Europe’s gates wide before illegal migrants,” Balázs Hidvéghi said.
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State Secretary: Brussels is planning to accelerate distribution of migrants across member states
Bence Rétvári said the EU was also planning to launch “a pro-immigration campaign”.
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Fidesz MEP: EU's migration pact would "leave Europe wide open to illegal migration"
Balázs Hidvéghi said the new pact would allow illegal migrants to enter EU territory as it bans processing asylum applications outside the bloc.
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Chief Security Advisor: EU’s new migration pact could seriously affect continent
György Bakondi noted that a total of 355,000 migrants had come to Europe on the three main migration routes last year, a record number since 2016.
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Bence Rétvári: As street violence raged in some European capitals on New Year's Eve, Brussels pushed through its migration pact
In a "crisis," a "second quota" would be introduced, from which there would be no escape and which would make it compulsory to take in migrants.