In an interview with Hungarian news site HVG, Dutch green MEP, resposible for the report about Hungary, said that she presented her report deliberately after the Hungarian general elections in April, in order to avoid influencing the voters. Continue reading “Sargentini: I want to protect the rights of Hungarians”
“The parliamentary investigation on which lawmakers have been asked to base their decision — known as the Sargentini report — is misleading and riddled with factual errors”, Hungary’s state secretary for EU affairs, Judit Varga writes in an op-ed for Politico. Continue reading “Hungarian politicians slam Sargentini’s report”
International civil groups have called on MEPs to vote for launching the EU’s Article 7 procedure against Hungary later this month. A Hungarian pro-government think tank has also decided to further inform the MEPs. Continue reading “Sargentini report: NGOs target MEPs”
The so-called Sargentini report, which will be debated by the European Parliament’s plenary on September 11, seems to be a difficult puzzle for the Hungarian opposition parties, according to opposition news site Alfahir.hu. The plenary votes about the report, which threatens with stripping Hungary of its voting rights, on the next day. According to Alfahir.hu it’s not too likely, but the report is still a start of Orban’s campaign for the European elections in 2019. Continue reading “Sargentini report: Campaign start for Orban, burden for the opposition”
The Sargentini report is a “last, desperate attempt” of the pro-migration forces to punish Hungary for its consistent stance against migration before the next EP election, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told a press conference on Friday. Continue reading “Gulyas: Sargentini report desperate attempt to punish Hungary”
Prime Minister Viktor Orban will attend the European Parliament’s plenary session on September 11, when the EP is scheduled to discuss the civil liberties committee’s report on the rule of law in Hungary, daily Magyar Idok said on Friday. Continue reading “Orban attends the EP’s Hungary debate”
Those parties will be successful at next spring’s European Parliamentary elections that represent the public’s opinion about migration, MEP Jozsef Szajer said in an interview with daily Magyar Hirlap published on Saturday. Continue reading “Szajer: Migration issue to dominate 2019 EP elections”
