Hungary announces referendum on EU migrant quotasHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced yesterday that Hungary will hold a referendum on the EU’s plan to redistribute asylum seekers across the bloc under a system of mandatory quotas. In an interview with Bild, he argued that “we cannot reach decisions over the heads of people that considerably affect their lives and those of future generations.” He dismissed the EU’s plan to seal a migrant deal with Turkey, saying that “Europe’s future and security” cannot depend on the goodwill of Ankara, while also accusing Berlin of being “brusque, rude and aggressive” adding that, …read more
Source: Open Europe
