Orban: Govt initiates child protection referendum

The government has decided to initiate a referendum concerning issues around child protection, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday. In a video posted on Facebook, Orban said that "Brussels has clearly attacked Hungary" over the country's recent child protection law. "Our children's future is at stake and we cannot make concessions in this case," Orban said, and insisted that "when pressure on our country is this strong, Hungary could only be protected by the common will of the people".