“The European Commission and the European Parliament have both made is absolutely clear that they are still in favour of the [compulsory resettlement] quota”, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy Levente Magyar said at a press conference in Budapest, which he held jointly with Parliamentary State Secretary Csaba Dömötör.
According to Mr. Magyar, on Thursday Brussels moved towards the accelerated implementation of the quota package, rather than backing down.
“The EC and EP have both made is absolutely clear that Europe must continue to follow the same policies”, he said.
“The Commission’s spokesperson put forward this standpoint absolutely openly, while the EP adopted a proposal concerning the accelerated implementation of the quota package”, he explained.
According to Mr. Magyar, “The institutions that lead the European Union are working tirelessly to settle huge numbers of immigrants with totally unknown backgrounds and intentions in the countries of the European Union”.
According to the Minister of State, this contradicts EU basic values because “the EU wants to force its will on a host of Member States by dictate” and wants to force the distribution of thousands of people amongst its member countries”. “The reason this requires force is because nobody has asked these people where they wish to go, meaning they are being placed in the given country against their will”, Mr. Magyar declared.
The Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy also stated that “the forced resettlement of immigrants also poses several dangers and is threatening to force Europe to face political, cultural, economic and security challenges such as it has not experienced during the past seventy years”.
“The implementation of the quota package can now only be prevented by the Member States; the Hungarians will do so at the 2 October referendum”, he added.
“The people of Hungary will be the first in the European Union to voice their opinion, and if the people do not support this process then the Government will use all possible means to prevent it”, he stressed. The Minister of State said the Government hoped that the Hungarian referendum, which will be the first democratic expression of the will of the European people on the matter, will be followed by several other, similar referendums.
The Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister’s Parliamentary State Secretary Csaba Dömötör called on all political parties and responsible public figures to make clear their standpoints on Brussels’ plans to introduce the compulsory resettlement quota.
“The situation is clear and nobody should harbour any doubts: Brussels wants to implement the quota package at all costs”, he said. “The quota package includes every measure aimed at introducing the compulsory distribution of immigrants with no upper limit, including decisions by Brussels to make family reunification easier and the sanctions with which they have threatened Member States that are not prepared to participate in the forced resettlement programme”, he stated.
“Thursday’s EP resolution was also voted for by Hungarian socialist MEPs”, he said with reference to the European Parliament’s resolution according to which EU Member States should admit more refugees from Greece and Italy as promised, to reduce migration pressure on these two countries.
According to Mr. Dömötör, the yes vote by left-wing MEPs is shocking because these parties continue to blather and are refusing to provide a concrete reply to the question of whether they will be voting yes or no on 2 October.
“We are calling on left-wing parties to finally make an honest statement on how they are going to vote instead of trying to impede the referendum”, he added.
“The referendum is not about everyday domestic political battles, but a national issue that is also about the future of Hungary and Europe”, he pointed out, adding that “What is at stake is whether we can preserve Europe as we know and love it and whether we can protect everything that makes Hungary Hungarian”.
“Hungary would like a strong Europe in which Hungary is also strong; However, Europe can only be strong if it is capable of protecting its communities and cultures and can maintain security”, the State Secretary declared.
“Europe can only be strong if it is capable of listening to the fears of its people, and accordingly the 2 October referendum could also be a great day for democracy”, he said.
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade/MTI)
