Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács informed journalists at a press conference held on Wednesday on the government’s decision to launch a national consultation on the issue of economic immigrants.

The decision was made based on the proposal of the Fidesz party. The questions to be discussed in the framework of the national consultation are under preparation and they will concern issues outlined by the leader of Fidesz, Antal Rogán.

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The Spokesperson underlined that over the last one and a half months the rate of immigration in Hungary has increased significantly: the number of immigrants registered this year has already reached 23.000, which corresponds to over 50 per-cent of last year’s registered immigrants.

Mr Kovács emphasized that the issue must be dealt with on both national and EU-level. He stressed that Hungary does not want to become a target of economic immigration, and that it is in both Hungary’s and Europe’s interest that the EU sets a proper legal framework to tackle the problem.

(Prime Minister's Office)