Hungary to hold referendum on EU's refugee quotas - Polidicks

EU faces further fragmentation with hardline PM saying it could not impose quotas against will of Hungary parliament. Hungary is already fighting an EU relocation scheme established during the height of the crisis last year, which will set quotas for each EU country to host a share of the migrants over two years. Along with Slovakia, Budapest has launched a court challenge against the plan. Updated link [URL="http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0ZL0QW"]http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0ZL0QW[/URL]

Thank God it's not a referendum on EU membership. I don't want my country to be responsible for the destruction of something like the EU.

[QUOTE=MissZoey;50692077]Thank God it's not a referendum on EU membership. I don't want my country to be responsible for the destruction of something like the EU.[/QUOTE] It could be an indication of how things are going to go in the EU from now on.

This could be the start of countries using referendums as a way of getting out of EU laws they don't like

[QUOTE=karlosfandango;50692090]It could be an indication of how things are going to go in the EU from now on.[/QUOTE] Countries deserve their say yeah, but outright destruction of the EU is not a good thing.

[quote=me a week ago]first of all, this has been floating around for months, it is in no way emboldened by brexit second, our economic status as the moment does not allow in any way for the same percentage of migrants to be held here as say, austria, it's a simple fact we are an EU country without the euro as a currency, keep that in mind, we have no way of sustaining the migrants, even if we had eu money Edited: hungarian minimal wage is about 250 euro think about our situation for a second before slamming your desks in anger about the evil far right hungarian referendums[/quote]

i support hungary

[QUOTE] first of all, this has been floating around for months, it is in no way emboldened by brexit [/QUOTE] From the article: Orbán’s move also confirms fears in Brussels that David Cameron’s resort to a referendum to obtain policy changes in Brussels would prove contagious, with Eurosceptic governments calling national votes to resist EU policies they oppose.

[QUOTE=smurfy;50692093]This could be the start of countries using referendums as a way of getting out of EU laws they don't like[/QUOTE] Well surely that's a good thing. You shouldn't support a governing body that doesn't represent your views.

[QUOTE=karlosfandango;50692561]From the article: Orbán’s move also confirms fears in Brussels that David Cameron’s resort to a referendum to obtain policy changes in Brussels would prove contagious, with Eurosceptic governments calling national votes to resist EU policies they oppose.[/QUOTE] ...Are you going to listen to an article, or actual Hungarians telling you that this referendum has been a thing months before the Brexit vote.

[QUOTE=Sprockethead;50692586]Well surely that's a good thing. You shouldn't support a governing body that doesn't represent your views.[/QUOTE] Pretty much why the biggest turn out in British voting history voted for a Brexit, including record youth turnout. The turnout among young people aged 18 to 24 in the EU referendum was almost double the level that has been widely reported since polling day, according to evidence compiled at the London School of Economics.

[QUOTE=karlosfandango;50692624]Pretty much why the biggest turn out in British voting history voted for a Brexit, including record youth turnout. The turnout among young people aged 18 to 24 in the EU referendum was almost double the level that has been widely reported since polling day, according to evidence compiled at the London School of Economics.[/QUOTE] And yet they largely voted for Remain. You can't argue they voted for Brexit, much in the same way you can't argue Scotland did because a few of them did vote to leave.

Didn't we have a thread about this last week?

[QUOTE=ZuXer;50693077]Didn't we have a thread about this last week?[/QUOTE] Well the article IS 4 months old so..

[QUOTE=GÃ©za!;50692620]...Are you going to listen to an article, or actual Hungarians telling you that this referendum has been a thing months before the Brexit vote.[/QUOTE] I know it was decided before the actual brexit but after it was announced the British referendum was going ahead.

Hungary supported the UK remaining in the EU if I remember right. I believe their PM is somewhat critical of the EU, but wants the concept to remain so doesn't really want to leave.