“The 2 October referendum is not a party issue, but a national issue, and this is something that the electorate fully understands”, Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said at the 64th Governmentinfo press conference, which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
“Brussels has absolutely no intention of withdrawing the quota package, and in fact wants to accelerate its implementation”, Parliamentary State Secretary Csaba Dömötör from the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister said in reaction to statements from the leaders of European institutions on Wednesday.
“It is a national issue to decide who lives in Hungary and who we admit”, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said in Nagylak.
On Thursday Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI that in the referendum on Sunday the people of Hungary can give “a resounding reply” to lies about Hungary being spread by the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights.
According to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, we need a strong Europe to enable the continent to remain competitive and also preserve its historical and cultural heritage.
The Environment Ministers of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) met in Paris on 28-29 September to discuss climate policy, water management and food waste. Hungary was represented by Deputy Minister of Agriculture István Nagy.
“People must make a rational decision on 2 October and vote no at the referendum so we can counter Brussels’s rampage”, the Minister of State for Churches, National Minorities and Civil Relations said on Wednesday in Szeged.
“The referendum is the last chance to stop immigration”, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said in Hódmezővásárhely on Tuesday.
In an interview on Hungarian television’s current affairs channel M1 on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “If the Government gives in to Brussels, which wants to force uncontrolled migration on Hungary, then our country will change”.
During an interview on M1 Hungarian television’s current affairs programme on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “There is no indication that the explosion on Teréz Boulevard [in central Budapest] on Saturday evening is in any way linked to the migration crisis”.