Hungary has ordered a nationwide referendum on October 2
which will see the Hungarian people asked if they want to accept any future EU
mandatory quote system for resettling migrants. Hungary criminalized
illegal entry as one of the measures to curb influx of migrants.
The referendum
question put to Hungarians will be: “Do you want the European
Union to be entitled to prescribe the mandatory settlement of non-Hungarian
citizens in Hungary without the consent of parliament?”
Encouraged by
Britain’s vote to quit the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is hoping a
successful referendum result will give him the power to challenge
Brussels.
Orban took an
anti-immigration stance during the migrant influx to Europe last year.
Hungary was the
main entry point into the EU’s border-free zone for migrants travelling by land
until Orban shut the Croatian and Serbian frontier.
More than 17,000
migrants have crossed into Hungary from Serbia so far this year, according to
the government.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36711693
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