“Brussels migration policy is endangering Hungarian order and the people of Hungary can stop this politics via the quota referendum”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Hungarian M1 television on Thursday.

“This will be the first time that European citizens will have the opportunity to express their opinions on to what extent Brussels migration policy is endangering the unity of Europe and the countries of Europe themselves”, Mr. Szijjártó said.

“There is order here; the people who live here and the capital invested here is safe”, Mr. Szijjártó stressed, adding that this is a competitive advantage that “Brussels immigration policy is clearly endangering” and this is one of the reasons why the referendum is so important.

“It is in Hungary political and economic interests to be a member of the European Union. Nobody is disputing this”, he declared, noting that the EU needs reforming.

Speaking on Kossuth Radio’s “180 Minutes” program, Mr. Szijjártó said that European institutions have become increasingly distanced from the people of Europe and Brussels policies “have no relation whatsoever to the mood in Europe (…) or to the will of the people of Europe”.

Mr. Szijjártó also said that last year saw the highest ever level of investment in Hungary, represented by 67 investment projects with a total value of 1.3 billion euros, which are leading to the creation of 13 thousand new jobs.

38 investment negotiations were successfully concluded during the first half of this year. These new investments exceed a total value of 1.3 billion euros and will create 8300 new workplaces.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)