Fidesz MEP Balázs Hidvéghi spoke up for Poland in a debate in the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Thursday.
According to MTI, the MEP criticized the committee for launching a debate on Poland’s judiciary, inviting the European Commission to participate while not inviting Poland. Hidveghi said the procedure “runs against fundamental rules of debate”. The EC “doesn’t care about a balanced debate; it has never cared,” Hidvéghi said, adding that “the left-wing here only listen to their own narrative…” “It is outrageous that leftist politicians gather weekly and unanimously condemn Poland without hearing the Polish government’s position,” he said on Facebook. Hidvéghi also suggested that the timing of the debate was in connection with Poland’s upcoming elections. “The commission will again take its share in manipulating public sentiment,” he said.