Hungary will hold a referendum on European Union plans to create a system of mandatory quotas for migrants, an initiative that Hungary's government has rejected, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

Orban has used harsh anti-migrant rhetoric since the migrant crisis escalated last year and gained notoriety for erecting a steel fence along Hungary's southern border to keep out migrants - a policy now adopted by other Balkan countries.

He said the plebiscite, the first of its kind in Europe, would be a major test of European democracy.

The EU declined official comment, saying it was trying to clarify what Orban was proposing.
Source: SPA