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Fidesz MEP: Left-wingers support legal migration corridors into EU
Balázs Hidvéghi said autumn in Brussels has started with a decidedly pro-migration proclivity.
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MEP: EC's rule of law report is “political blackmail dressed up in legal garb"
Fidesz MEP Balázs Hidvéghi said the report was “full of absurd claims that have nothing to do with reality”.
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Fidesz MEP accuses Brussels of abusing its powers
Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidvéghi said Brussels is abusing its powers, constantly making threats and engaging in political blackmail.
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Fidesz MEP criticizes EU report on legal labor migration
Balázs Hidvéghi accused the left-wing and liberal EP groups of “forcing multiculturalism onto Europe”.
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Fidesz MEP welcomes dismissal of case against Salvini
The court dismissed a case against former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini for refusing to let a migrant rescue ship dock in Italy in 2019.
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Fidesz MEP slams debate on media interference as a “smear campaign” against Hungary
A Fidesz MEP has slammed a debate held in the European Parliament on Hungarian influence in Slovenian and North Macedonian media as a “smear campaign” against Hungary.
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Fidesz MEP: Brussels applies double standards regarding human rights and rule of law issues
Balázs Hidvéghi said the rule of law is used as a political weapon and standards are applied arbitrarily against countries that the EU has debates with about the set of values they apply.
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Fidesz backs calls for speeding up Article 7 procedure against Hungary
Balázs Hidvéghi said the party’s MEPs earlier called for a speedy conclusion of the procedure, which he called a “political witch hunt”.
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MEP: Jews in Hungary live in safety
Balázs Hidvéghi said although anti-Semitism in Europe’s western countries is growing, Jews in Hungary live in safety.
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Fidesz MEP: Adoption of EP resolution is yet another way for pro-migration forces to pressure Hungary
Balázs Hidvéghi said the rule of law issue had been a “cover story” for what was a political dispute between pro-migration forces and Hungary, which opposes migration.
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Fidesz MEPs welcome EP’s rejection of migrant sea rescue operations
In a statement released by the ruling party, Balázs Hidvéghi said “pro-migration Socialists and Liberals want to push through another wildly pro-migration proposition in the EP”.
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Fidesz MEP: Prohibiting illegal migration into Europe will save migrant lives
Balázs Hidvéghi said Hungary must devote all of its strength and attention to protecting itself from “very dangerous people and very dangerous efforts” supporting immigration.
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Hungarian EPP MEPs vote in von der Leyen as European Commission President
Fidesz MEP Balázs Hídvéghi said that while casting their vote, Hungarian MEPs of the European People’s Party gave her advance confidence but also have firm expectations.