He warned of a scenario in which the “central countries pick out talented migrants to keep for themselves and using a quota system to distribute the ones who nobody wants among the periphery countries”.

Z. Kárpát said that if the government “does not make it clear” that Hungary rejects the quota system, his party will initiate a referendum on the matter.

The Socialist Party applauded the commission’s proposal for providing further help for frontier member states, but called for an “immediate review” of the Dublin Agreement.

Lawmaker Tamás Harangozó said the agreement “lays all the work and responsibility on frontier states while it has become unenforceable”. Harangozó called on the EU to offer member states more than just financial aid to protect their borders.

He said the EU needed to make immediate decisions to increase living standards in countries of origin so that “no one is forced to leave their homeland”.

The Liberal Party praised Juncker for “taking a stand against hate” and said that the president’s proposals are “the direct opposite of” those of the “Orbán regime”.

The party said that instead of sealing off borders, the EC is aiming to find a transparent way of taking in those fleeing from war.

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