Viktor Orban: Do not bow to EU migration policy – Republic

– We must strive to ensure that Brussels hears the voice of its citizens – said the prime minister of Hungary. According to him it is important that managed to agree in Brussels “such a migration policy that meets the needs of the people and makes it becomes inevitable to speak against it at the risk of their own EU membership.”

Orban pointed out that if at some point people will come to the conclusion that their state can stop the immigration policy of Brussels only performing with the EU, “will be a problem, because the words of (Prime Minister) David Cameron understand that this is what occurred in the United Kingdom.” He added that Hungary will not change its policy towards the crisis of immigration and intend to use announced for the autumn referendum on quota refugees to achieve policy change Brussels. – It will be in Brussels, the result of a long struggle to which we, and I personally need a mandate, which can not be guaranteed without a referendum – he said. He expressed the hope that the referendum on the amounts will help achieve a change of EU policy in this area.

Orban stressed that the vast majority of Hungarians support EU membership, and there is no country in any initiatives calling for withdrawal from the Union – even far-right Jobbik advocates now for membership in the Union. – We are not aware of the demands questioning EU membership, which can be taken seriously, but there are severe demands nierezygnowania of our immigration policy, and would not bend – he said.

Prime Minister of Hungary stressed that no delineation targets difficult to talk about whether the Union should be more or less. – If we talk about the use of EU resources to them (immigrants) to stop and increase control over this process, Hungary is in favor of more Union. But if we want to use more of Europe to bring them, and then redistribute it less support in Europe and we want to keep this issue in the control of nations – he said. He also said that after Thursday’s referendum in the UK you have to go back to the idea that the basis of the European Union are the Member States, not the EU institutions. – Do not sit on a horse backwards. The EU is not in Brussels, only 27 – and as yet 28 – the capitals – he summed up.

The Hungarian Parliament approved the May 10 referendum initiated by the Government on the mandatory quota admission. The question will read: “Do you want Mr. / Ms, that the European Union could also manage without the consent of parliament compulsory settlement in Hungary, persons other than Hungarian citizens?”. The specific dates of the referendum is not yet known.