'How DARE Brussels tell us how many migrants can live in our country?' says Hungary.

Voters in Hungary are on a collision course with the European Union as they look certain to reject a refugee quota scheme being imposed on them by Brussels bureaucrats.

A referendum is being held on October 2 and the result is expected to be an overwhelming victory for the country's hard-line Prime Minister Viktor Orbán who is leading the 'keep them out' campaign.

He has urged the country to say 'no' to all migrants – and polls suggest he is in tune with the nation with over 75 per cent of the population set to reject the EU imposed quota of 1,294 refugees.

Mr Orbán, the most vociferous anti-immigrant leader among the 28 EU nations, announced the date of the referendum days after the UK Brexit vote.

He said immigration had been the key issue in the vote, describing Britain as 'taking back its island' and praising those who voted to leave.

Analysts said he had been emboldened by the Brexit vote and chose to seize the moment for his own referendum to reject the EU plan to re-settle 160,000 refugees among the existing member states.

Those countries that refuse to accept the quota face heavy fines of £212,000 for each refugee turned away.

With Hungary asked to accept 1,294 people, that amounts to a fine of more than £255million.

Despite the threat, voters across Hungary agree with Mr Orbán's tough stance and his zero tolerance approach to migration.

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I don't think you are quite right there.

The Hungarian government is looking for migrants.

http://hungarytoday.hu/news/economy-minister-hungary-bring-non-eu-guest-workers-ease-shortage-labour-74532

Other sources suggest that up to 1 million are being sought.

Reacting to a proposal put forward recently by the Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ), which suggested the inclusion of “skilled, culturally integrable guest workers” in serving the problem...

...the minister said that the cabinet agrees with several points of the proposal, including securing the possibility of employing skilled labour from outside the EU if necessary. Nobody has to fear losing their job because the scheme will only involve professions lacking an adequate number of appropriately skilled Hungarian employees, Mr. Varga claimed.

Bet Hungary wasnt saying that when they were pleading to join and when they cash in all the free money they get from the EU.

They get the most money per person from the EU.

If they dont agree with the way its run or dont wnat to respect its policies, then they should leave. UK pays 110 Euro per person compared to Hungary receiving 570 euro. The momenyt they are asked to do soemthing other than accpet free money they are in uproar. Real team player.

If everyone follows suit and the EU quota breaks down then surely it will be a free for all with people continuing on from Greece and Italy to what ever countries they wish which obviously won't affect Hungary (who wants to go there) but they will all head to the UK/Sweden/Germany etc. who won't be able to simply go "Well sorry we've had our quota" and then deport them, it would be much more difficult.

Nobody wants to be relocated to Eastern European countries but this would force those countries to bear some the burden.

The problem is that the agreements Hungary signed more or less endorsed their current "Keep refugees out." stance.

The decision to let refugees into Hungary was made bilaterally by the governments of Germany and Sweden. It was not contained in the EU treaties, nor was it made by any EU body.

What happened the world where if someone was in trouble others offered to help? Rejecting 1000 refugees is pathetic.

There are so few Muslims living in their country even a thousand seems a lot to them.

(According to the 2011 Hungarian census, there were 5,579 Muslims in Hungary, making up 0.056% of the total population.)

Who said anything about Muslims. I was talking about refugees.

And it is their country, you see. Not yours.

It is their country, but they joined the EU so they can have the benefits and get given billions of Euros for free. As part of that they are expected to comply with EU rules and support its aims and ideas.