Parliamentary State Secretary Csaba Dömötör has told Hungarian news agency MTI that the EU’s Home Affairs Council had made it clear again that the European Commission would not withdraw its decisions made on mandatory relocation. This means that a prolonged debate is to be expected, Mr. Dömötör said.

He added that the result of the October referendum is clear: 98 per cent of voters have said “no” to Brussels’ proposal on the quota package.

It was on the basis of this that the Government had initiated the amendment of the Fundamental Law, which, however, did not win support from the opposition parties.

We regret that the opposition has made a party political issue from the constitutional amendment and irresponsibly ignored the fact that it was about a strategic question, a national issue, Mr. Dömötör underlined.

He also emphasised that 3.3 million people expressed their opinions at the referendum and the Government considers itself bound by this. The Cabinet continues to oppose Brussels’s relocation programme and to represent the interests of Hungary on every EU forum accordingly, he added.

(MTI/kormany.hu)