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The October referendum is not about Hungary’s EU membership
Government spokesperson, September 20, 2016 12:23 PM
“The referendum on the mandatory relocation quota to be held on 2 October is not about Hungary’s membership of the European Union; all rumours to that affect are false and unsubstantiated”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács declared in Brussels.
Common army is a fundamental interest of the EU
Government spokesperson, September 16, 2016 5:33 PM
Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács has told Hungarian television channel M1 that setting up a joint European army is in the fundamental interests of the EU.
The referendum is not irrelevant
Government spokesperson, September 16, 2016 1:36 PM
Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told M1 Hungarian television’s Friday morning current affairs program that the referendum is not irrelevant; its goal is to prevent the establishment of a permanent EU mechanism that would lead to the distribution of an undetermined number of migrants.
Hungary is helping genuine refugees
Government spokesperson, September 16, 2016 12:58 PM
On Friday at a press conference held in front of the Capital’s Keleti railway station, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said that Hungary is open to offering all possible help with relation to genuine refugees.
The referendum is about national sovereignty
Government spokesperson, September 12, 2016 7:12 PM
“The October referendum on the compulsory resettlement quota concerns the question of national sovereignty”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said in London on Monday.
Europe has to find answers to fundamental questions
Government spokesperson, September 2, 2016 2:10 PM
Referring to the case of the Hungarian woman who was raped by three Eritrean men in Germany, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told public television channel M1 on Thursday that Europe must find answers to fundamental questions – such as, for example, whether it can protect its borders and citizens. This is what the referendum is about, he added.
Democrats should argue in favour of voting
Government spokesperson, September 2, 2016 1:29 PM
On Friday Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told Hungarian television channel M1 that for democrats there is no alternative but to argue for people voting in the quota referendum. Mr. Kovács said this in reaction to opposition party campaign events which encourage people not to vote on 2 October.
It is wrong to urge citizens not to vote
Government spokesperson, August 26, 2016 10:14 AM
On Thursday, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told public television channel M1 that it is wrong to urge citizens not to vote or to invalidate their ballot papers in the referendum on compulsory migrant relocation in October.
Brussels must be interested in what the Hungarian people have to say
Government spokesperson, August 19, 2016 12:09 PM
Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács takes the view that Brussels must be interested in what the Hungarian people have to say, and it is important what their message will be at the referendum to be held on 2 October.
Number of those arriving in Europe could double
Government spokesperson, August 12, 2016 2:04 PM
On Friday, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told Hungarian television channel M1 that, according to recent surveys and reports, the number of migrants arriving in Europe in the last quarter of the year could even be as high as the total number of those arriving in the first three quarters.