Alexandra Béni
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 said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had “set up a trap for himself”. The…
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 referendum held on Sunday, group leader Lajos Kósa said on Monday. The drafting of…
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 European Union migrant quotas, and is calling on all opposition parties to follow suit,…
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 and some even reported on the events among the leading articles. Index.hu collected some…
Szijjártó: Hungary sending 20 police to guard Serbia’s southern border
Budapest, October 3 (MTI) – Hungary is supporting Serbia by sending 20 police officers to protect that country’s southern border, because there is a real danger of a new wave of migrants leaving to cross the western Balkans, Foreign Minister…
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 way” to give Hungarians the power to decide with whom they wanted to live…
Opposition, government at odds over whether Budapest terrorist logistics hub
Budapest, October 3 (MTI) – Hungary was used as a transit country by terrorists collaborating in the Brussels and Paris attacks, but they never used any city as a logistics base, the (Socialist) head of Hungarian parliament’s national security committee…
Many Hungarian young adults still live with their parents
Index.hu writes that more than a third (36%) of the Hungarian 18-36 age group, in other words, the Y generation, have their own homes, which were obtained with parental help in the 63% pct of the cases. Even though this generation…
Foreign ministry: Majority of EU states view CETA free trade deal as favourable
Budapest, October 3 (MTI) – The planned free trade deal between the European Union and Canada would create far better conditions for Hungary than its current bilateral agreement with Canada, and the majority of EU member states view the pact…
Parragh: Emigration slowed down in first half of 2016
Budapest, October 3 (MTI) – Wage increases and improved competitiveness could help resolve the labour shortage in Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said on Monday, adding that statistics show that emigration slowed down in the first half of this year. Head…