Finland – who wolds the the presidency of the Council of the EU from the 1st of July – wants to speed up the Article 7 procedure against Hungary and hold a formal hearing in the General Affairs Council, diplomatic sources told Euronews. Continue reading “Finnish presidency to increase pressure on Hungary”
The European Commission shares the majority of concerns over the rule of law, human rights and corruption in Hungary, the commission’s First Vice-President Frans Timmermans told the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee (LIBE) in Brussels on Thursday. Continue reading “Timmermans: EC ‘shares concerns’ over rule of law in Hungary”
The European Parliament election campaign is not the forum to chew over the politically motivated Article 7 procedure launched against Hungary, a government official said in Bucharest. But, in this respect at least, European Union presidency-holder Romania “does not lack good will” towards Hungary, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said. Continue reading “Gulyas: Hungary attacked for its migration policy”
The European elites are worried that anti-immigration parties will take over, as the polls are predicting, Lega MEP Marco Zanni tells Hungarian daily Magyar Hirlap, adding that the EU elites arra attacking politicians because of their stance on migration. Continue reading ““The real fascists are in Brussels””
The issue of Hungary has been returned to the agenda of the European Parliament plenary session on Wednesday as a result of the EP election campaign, MEP Tamas Deutsch of ruling Fidesz said. Continue reading “MEPs speak out in the EP’s Hungary debate”
Addressing an international press conference on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Hungary’s goal is to have “anti-immigration forces” in the majority in every European Union institution. Continue reading “Orban: Migration to be Europe’s defining issue in next 15-20 years”
Dutch Green MEP Judith Sargentini, author of a report critical of the state of the rule of law in Hungary approved by the European Parliament last year, addressed a demonstration against the Hungarian government’s policies organised by the Hungarian opposition in Brussels on Tuesday. Continue reading “Sargentini demonstrated with Hungary’s opposition against Orban”
