News in Brief Brussels pushes forward with plans to force illegal migration onto EU member states Dec 17, 2018 István Hollik says the Brussels leadership doesn’t just want to manage migration, but in fact wants to increase it
News in Brief EC working on “creating a humanitarian visa for immigrants” Oct 13, 2018 The European Commission has offered to pay out 6,000 euros for each migrant taken in via the Mediterranean
News in Brief Judit Varga: The EU's Hungarian witch-hunt Sep 05, 2018 The Hungarian minister of state for EU relations has penned a telling depiction for Politico.eu of the EU’s witch-hunt against Hungary over the migrant crisis
News in Brief Sargentini Report is revenge against Hungary for rejecting illegal immigration, says official Sep 04, 2018 “The European Union should be handling serious issues instead of pestering a member state for absolutely no reason,” Tamás Menczer said
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán to attend contentious LIBE hearing on Hungary's rule of law Aug 31, 2018 PM Orbán has said the report could be considered a “Soros report”, aimed at pressuring Hungary to change its standpoint on the issue of migration, “but that will not happen”
Blog The show trial before the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee Jun 27, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács The latest LIBE report is, in fact, nothing other than yet another Soros report, said Prime Minister Orbán earlier this week, and it’s aimed at applying pressure on Hungary to make the country change its position on migration.
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: A report on the situation of the rule of law in Hungary approved by the LIBE committee is clearly a “Soros report” Jun 26, 2018 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said they want to pressurise Hungary in order to make the country change its position on migration
News in Brief Incoming justice minister regards Sargentini Report as an indictment with a list of already closed cases May 16, 2018 Minister Trócsányi highlighted that the Sargentini Report is an indictment which “is based on a very large number of political insinuations” and “contains a list of closed cases”
Blog The LIBE draft report on Hungary: a masterpiece collection of fake news May 07, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács Speaking at last Thursday’s session of the European Parliament’s LIBE committee, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reiterated Hungary’s strong opposition to any pro-migration plan. The draft report – which would call for the nuclear option of an Article 7 procedure to be launched against Hungary – is “a collection of compounded lies” and takes a stance far removed from facts and reality, he said.
News in Brief Hungary’s FM: LIBE report includes assorted lies and factual errors that call into question the credibility of the whole document Apr 26, 2018 Hungary’s foreign minister has said that the special report on Hungary being drawn up by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) is the basic document of a show trial
News in Brief Government Spokesperson: Sargentini Report presented by LIBE is the work of the “Soros empire” Apr 16, 2018 Zoltán Kovács said that the LIBE Committee had presented the draft of its report on Hungary, which includes serious criticisms, the rapporteur of which is Green Party MEP Judith Sargentini
News in Brief European Parliament committee recommends triggering disciplinary proceedings against Hungary Apr 13, 2018 Invoking Article 7, the nuclear option, could mean that Hungary loses its voting rights in the European Council
Blog Hard to believe this witch hunt against Hungary was ever about “European values” Dec 13, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács European values, democratic principles, rule of law. These are a few of the empty buzz words that the European political left uses in Brussels to justify politically motivated European Parliament hearings on governments they don’t like.
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: European Parliament uses the debate on democracy to attack Hungary Dec 08, 2017 The prime minister said that Hungary had cleared up all debated issues regarding democracy with the EU before 2013. He added that Hungary has “no debate on democracy”
News in Brief Hungary's FM says the mandatory resettlement quota was “unimplementable” at LIBE hearing Dec 08, 2017 "Hungary will fight till the last breath to ensure that decisions that go against the security and will of the Hungarian people do not come into force," the foreign minister said
News in Brief Hungary prepared for LIBE "show trial" over migrant quotas Dec 05, 2017 Government Spokesperson Zoltan Kovács declared that Hungary has nothing to be ashamed about with relation to EU procedures and cooperation
News in Brief MEP says coalition supporting Hungary's anti-migration stance is gaining momentum Nov 21, 2017 Hungarian MEP Lívia Járóka said that the debates over the “heavily politicized issue” should be conducted on a professional basis, which also manifest in Hungary’s arguments
Blog The European Parliament has decided to carry out the Soros plan Nov 17, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács Hate to say we told you so, but that moment that Hungary has long been warning against has arrived. The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) has approved a regulation that would introduce a mandatory migrant quota system without an upper limit on the number of migrants. If this regulation is enacted, the European Parliament has approved the permanent quota system and is carrying out the plan of billionaire financier George Soros, seemingly point by point.
News in Brief A new LIBE hearing will take place later this year Nov 09, 2017 The European Parliament has ruled that a review of the ‘article 7 procedure’ will take place, and might lead to the suspension of Hungary’s voting rights in the Council
Blog European Parliament speeds up realization of the Soros plan Oct 28, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács Last week’s decision by the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament to propose a limitless resettlement quota scheme and the EP’s newest Hungary-bashing report all point in one, disturbing direction: a concerted effort to push a pro-immigration agenda that would accept an unlimited number of migrants into Europe and to strong-arm any member states that dare to oppose.
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: The European Parliament has begun to implement the Soros plan on migration Oct 23, 2017 There is “no smaller bullet in the gun, but the establishment of a permanent and mandatory migrant resettlement mechanism,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán following the summit of EU leaders on Friday, “with no upper limit on numbers: the mandatory relocation quota system.”
News in Brief Hungary defends its now popular migrant policy during LIBE hearing Feb 28, 2017 The Hungarian government expects political conflicts in connection with the second line of defense and Hungary’s new regulations because certain NGOs promote a political agenda at odds with protecting Europe
Blog Putting the rights of illegals before the rights of European citizens is “insane” Feb 28, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács Yesterday afternoon, Hungarian Minister of Justice Trócsányi and I were invited to defend the Orbán Government’s policy on migration before the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.