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Gulyás: Brussels is wrong to "play the same tune" as the Hungarian Left
Brussels is making a mistake when it "plays the same tune" as the Hungarian Left, as Hungarians have just rejected it by a large majority.
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Justice Minister: Court adviser only gave an opinion
Lawmakers representing ruling Fidesz in the EP said they would continue to make every effort to resist “blackmail” masked as “rule of law”.
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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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Justice Minister slams EC's latest rule of law report
“We are not surprised: the latest report of the European Commission focuses on the Hungarian Law on Child Protection,” Minister Varga said.
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A European Commission failure: Rule of Law Report a mere regurgitation of our political opponents’ favorite accusations
The European Commission’s second “Rule of Law Report” displays the same level of double standards as its predecessor and lacks any objective application of agreed upon criteria.
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Justice Minister: EC's new rule-of-law report should not be used for ideological purposes
The justice minister said the states’ sovereignty and the treaties of the European Union must be respected.
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A brief introduction to the hypocrisy of official Sweden
Sweden’s Foreign Ministry published its biannual report on Hungary on Wednesday. It seems they’re quite worried, but it reeks of hypocrisy.
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Justice Minister: Debate on the rule of law is “finally where it should be”
During a meeting in Luxembourg, ministers exchanged views about the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the national prosecutors’ work in the member states.
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Sargentini Report and the European Court on rule of law: Rules are made to be broken
Hungary challenged the European Parliament’s adoption of the Sargentini Report back in 2018 on the grounds that the EP had arbitrarily bent the voting rules to tilt the odds in its favor.
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Fidesz MEPs protest over EC rule-of-law report on Hungary
Fidesz called on the EC to immediately withdraw the “obviously biased” liaison and publicly guarantee a fair procedure.
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Justice Minister: Rule of law debate shouldn't create division within EU
Rule of law debate should not serve to create divisions between EU member states at a time when they are busy fighting against the coronavirus epidemic.
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PM Orbán: The European Union is composed of sovereign nations
“We, in Hungary, say that you can only be a good European if you are a good Hungarian,” PM Orbán said.
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EU talks a 'great success' for Hungary
Gergely Gulyás said the Hungarian government’s aim had been clear throughout the talks: the EU support must not be made conditional on rule-of-law criteria.