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Tamás Deutsch re-elected head of Fidesz EP delegation
A founding member of Fidesz, Tamás Deutsch has been an MEP for the party since 2009.
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MEPs hold "Freedom" conference in Brussels
Hungarians regard freedom as the most important value. “We will protect this freedom the same way we protected it over the past one thousand years,” Tamás Deutsch said.
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Hungary’s ruling Fidesz-KDNP abstains at EP vote on gender equality report
Hungary has been fighting relentlessly to eliminate violence against women for ten years. However, the parliamentary group will not support “documents infringing on member states’ competencies,” it said.
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Deutsch: EPP meeting “calm and sober"
MEP Tamás Deutsch said a European People’s Party’s EP group meeting on Wednesday night was “calm and sober, despite earlier hopes by the EPP’s adversaries”.
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PM Orbán: József Szájer's actions are incompatible with Fidesz's values
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told Magyar Nemzet that József Szájer's actions are incompatible with Fidesz's values.
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“Attacks” directed against Transcarpathian Hungarians by Ukraine are “unacceptable”
An MEP for Hungary’s ruling Fidesz said the “political pressure” being exerted on Transcarpathian Hungarians and “attacks” directed against the community and their leaders by Ukraine are “unacceptable”.
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Hungarian member of the European Parliament resigns
József Szájer of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party said his decision to resign marked the end of a “long period of reflection”. The resignation will come into effect on December 31.
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MEP: Brussels preparing to implement Soros migrant plan
Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch said Brussels was getting ready to implement a plan by US financier George Soros to import migrants into Europe.
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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 MEP queries Jourová ties to Donáth
A recently published video shows Donáth stating that she was in “constant contact” with Jourová, the Vice-President for Values and Transparency.
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MEPs slam EP's "harsh attack" against the independence of the Czech Republic
Fidesz-led MEPs said the EP has created an unprecedented and dangerous precedent by launching an attack against the prime minister of an EU member state on the basis of politically motivated rumours.
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Fidesz slams EP for backing extremists
Hungary’s ruling parties condemned attempts to “simplify history and rewrite the past”, saying that vandalising statues evoked the worst excesses of the communist era.
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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.