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Hungarians overwhelmingly rejected EU migrant quotas

October 3, 2016 VOANews Hungary

Hungarians overwhelmingly rejected the European Union migrant quotas for their country at a referendum Sunday called by Prime Minister Viktor

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Hungary anti-migrant referendum is invalid: election office

October 2, 2016October 3, 2016 Deutsche Welle Hungary

Hungary’s citizens have voted in a plebiscite to reject the EU’s refugee quota plan. However, less than 50 percent of

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Hungary prepares for controversial migrant vote

October 1, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

The question posed to Hungarian voters is relatively simple. Paraphrased: Should the European Union be allowed to tell them how

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Orbán: I love this country, and I do not want to see anyone change it under orders from outside

September 30, 2016 The Budapest Times Hungary

The Hungarian Prime Minister offers his views on the European Union’s problems, the US election, exporting democracy, a new cold

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Hungary to reject refugee resettlement, adding to EU’s post-Brexit woes

September 28, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

There’s been nothing subtle about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s campaign before Sunday’s nationwide referendum on whether Hungary should agree

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NGOs slam Hungarian government over ‘resettlement quota’ referendum

September 18, 2016March 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

It anyone would poll pedestrians about the quality of a restaurant, they could ask “Do you like this place, where

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Orban: Hungary would gladly support Georgieva to be UN chief

September 14, 2016September 19, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Hungary, Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Hungary would gladly support Bulgaria’s European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva to be United Nations Secretary-General, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban said

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In Bratislava, Visegrad Four to call for assistance for Bulgaria to tackle migration

September 14, 2016September 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia

At the September 16 summit of EU leaders in Bratislava to discuss the refugee and migration crisis, the Visegrad Four

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Luxembourg foreign minister calls for Hungary to be booted from EU

September 13, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

Tuesday’s edition of Die Welt newspaper carried an interview with the foreign minister of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, in which he

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