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Migrant quota referendum criticism ‘outrageous’, says foreign ministry
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Budapest, March 3 (MTI) – The foreign ministry on Thursday said it was “outrageous” and “unacceptable” that certain European leaders have criticised the Hungarian government for “exercising one of the most basic tools of democracy” by initiating a referendum on the EU’s mandatory migrant quota scheme.
The ministry responded to remarks Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland made to the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday in which he implied that by holding the referendum, Hungary was “retreating from” European human rights principles.
“[S]tates cannot simply opt in and out of their international obligations as they see fit,” Jagland told the council, referring to the referendum initiative.
Hungary’s foreign ministry rejected Jagland’s “accusations” in a statement and stressed that Hungary has always complied with all international conventions.
@EU Results of more EC dumb decisions. Hungary again is out in the lead to keep Europe’s forgement. Orban and the V4 are throwing the fire on to toughen and protect Europe by annealing EU’s attempts to try to break it and it’s long and prosperous civilization of nations. If the EC think that they can rule in mad decisions without public consultation and attack a nation willing to bring forth a referendum on what the poeple may voice. Then the EC is dumb enough to wage war on it’s citizens.
Read more at: http://dailynewshungary.com/fidesz-hails-election-office-approval-of-quota-referendum/