Minister of State for Government Communication Bence Tuzson has told the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Idők that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is prepared to veto the mandatory relocation quota at the EU summit this week.

In his interview, published in Thursday’s edition of the paper, Mr. Tuzson said that “following the referendum, we have no other choice: if we can veto it, we will”.

He also said that “with the leadership of the European Commission, the EU bureaucracy could even bypass prime ministers and elected parliaments, and force mandatory relocation of migrants on Member States – through the European Parliament, for instance. If the migration issue is approached as one of internal security, he pointed out, the Commission can take it to the Home Affairs Council, where decisions can be made by simple majority voting.

According to Mr. Tuzson, Brussels should listen to the voice of people; it is becoming increasingly clear – not just in Hungary, but also in other countries – that that the European and Western elite are enacting policies against the will of the people.

The Minister of State added that within a few weeks a proposal is expected on the residency bond programme.

Mr. Tuzson described corruption allegations made against members of the Government as fiction: if a country is politically and economically successful, the opposition will seek to discredit those who play a major role in strengthening the country, he said.

Regarding ongoing cases, Mr. Tuzson said that if someone is proved to be corrupt, they have no place among the governing parties. Authorities must act in every case in which the suspicion of crime arises.

(MTI)