Hungarian migrant quota referendum
EU Launches Legal Action Against Hungary Over Sovereignty Law
The European Commission has initiated legal proceedings against Hungary over its controversial "sovereignty law," marking another chapter in the ongoing clash between Brussels and Budapest. The move comes in response to concerns that the law, championed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government, undermines fundamental rights and democratic principles.
EU Ministers Agree New Deal on Migrants and Asylum Policy
The interior ministers of EU member states agreed on Thursday in Luxembourg on a common position to revamp the bloc's migration and asylum policy, although staunchly anti-migration countries Hungary and Poland voiced strong opposition.
Orban’s ‘Neverendums’
Critics counter that the questions are mostly irrelevant, as no school organises sex education for children without the consent of parents and gender reassignment is not legally possible under the age of 18, and even for those older has been made extremely difficult.
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Can Hungary and Germany Kiss and Make Up?
"For now, we have agreement between Warsaw, Budapest and Berlin," Gowin, a moderate in Poland's ruling coalition, was reported as saying. "I believe this agreement will also include the 24 remaining European capitals."
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Orban: Hungary will Return Migrants to Greece
Hungary has no option and does not want to accept migrants who will be returned from Germany. We are ready to help bring them back to Greece. This was said by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
"From the very beginning of the migrant crisis, the Hungarian position was very sincere and open, despite the fact that it seemed quite unpleasant," Orban said.
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The Main Opposition Party in Hungary was Fined
The Hungarian National Audit Office fined the main opposition party, the nationalist Yobik, with a sum of 362 million forints ($ 1.29 million) for an anti-government campaign with billboards sponsored by a wealthy adversary of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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Viktor Orbán: Europe Will Restore 'the Will of the People' on Migration in 2018
European leaders will be forced to bow to public opposition to migration and concern over terrorism threats in 2018, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after meeting Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies in the German region Friday afternoon.
Soros: Hungary is Attacking me with Lies
In a statement today, George Soros reacted for the first time to the campaign of the Hungarian government against him, saying the attacks against him contained "lies and distortions" and aimed to create a false external enemy, Reuters reported.
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Hungarian PM Orban says Will Fight after EU Ruling on Migrant Quota
Hungary will not change its anti-immigration stance after the European Union's top court dismissed a challenge against migrant quotas, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, reported Reuters.
Europe Migrant Crisis: EU Court Rejects Quota Challenge
The EU's top court has rejected a challenge by Hungary and Slovakia to a migrant relocation deal drawn up at the height of the crisis in 2015, reported BBC.
The European Court of Justice overruled their objections to the compulsory fixed-quota scheme.
Hungary has not accepted a single asylum seeker under the scheme since it was introduced two years ago.