The justice minister branded the European Parliament’s recent rule-of-law report saying that Hungary was no longer a full democracy but rather an “electoral autocracy” as “nonsense”.
“The people of Europe are enduring an energy crisis thanks to Brussels’ failed sanctions, yet the left-wing European Parliament’s priority, even so, is to attack Hungary.”
Jorge Buxadé Villalba said the report condemning Hungary, which was voted on Wednesday in the EP's LIBE Committee, is based on subjective opinions and politically biased statements, contains vaguely worded...
The Hungarian government has received the European Commission’s annual report on the state of the rule of law in member states “calmly” and “retained its position to continue a professional...
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.
Lawmakers representing ruling Fidesz in the EP said they would continue to make every effort to resist “blackmail” masked as “rule of law”.
Fidesz MEP Balázs Hidvéghi said the report was “full of absurd claims that have nothing to do with reality”.
“We are not surprised: the latest report of the European Commission focuses on the Hungarian Law on Child Protection,” Minister Varga said.
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.
The justice minister said the states’ sovereignty and the treaties of the European Union must be respected.
Sweden’s Foreign Ministry published its biannual report on Hungary on Wednesday. It seems they’re quite worried, but it reeks of hypocrisy.
During a meeting in Luxembourg, ministers exchanged views about the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the national prosecutors’ work in the member states.
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.