Government Spox: Opposition Blocked Church Law Change
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
Commenting on the US State Department’s religion report, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said the government had been unable to change the church law because of a lack of support from the opposition on the law that required two-thirds majority support in parliament. Kovács welcomed the US report’s statement that Hungary has freedom of religion, which he said was something “undeniable”.
At the same time he noted there was an “irreconcilable difference” between the US and Hungarian governments on migration issues.
The US is interested in seeing as many migrants as possible in Europe while Hungary wants to stop illegal migration and force the EU to change its migration policies, he said.
Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.
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