Jobbik supports challenging quota system in court

Budapest, September 25 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party said the government would have its backing if it were to challenge the EU’s refugee quota system in the European Court of Justice.

Party leader Gabor Vona told a press conference on Friday that Jobbik rejects “all types” of quota system on the grounds that they are “absurd”.

“We need to consider holding a referendum on the issue in Hungary, to provide the government with more room for manoeuvre and to boost its bargaining power,” Vona said.

Vona once again called on the government to initiate an amendment of the founding treaty of the European Union to allow the referendum.

On Thursday, government office chief Janos Lazar said the government was proposing a parliamentary debate on the quota system to hear the opinions of political parties before deciding on whether to appeal against the EU decisions on quotas in court. Lazar said the quota system is a typical example of “moral imperialism” that “Germany is forcing on Europe”.