News tagged with: rule of law

PM Orbán: EC’s Planned Climate Package ‘Will Destroy’ Europe’s Middle Classes

The European Commission's planned Fit for 55 climate package and resulting high energy prices "will destroy" Europe's middle classes, Prime...

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Fidesz MEP Slams EU for Handling Energy Crisis ‘Wrong’

The European Union is managing the current energy crisis just as badly as it has handled the migration crisis since...

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Fidesz MEP: ‘Brussels Waging Political Cold War against Poland’

The European Commission is "waging a political cold war" against Poland instead of fulfilling its duties as guardian of the...

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Justice Min in Sweden: ‘We say no to the outsourcing of the rule of law’

Justice Minister Judit Varga held talks on the issue of the rule of law in Hungary and the future of...

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Fidesz EP Group Vows to Defend National Constitutions

The European parliamentary group of Hungary's ruling Fidesz will defend the constitutions of European Union member states, MEP László Trócsányi...

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LIBE Delegation Head: Fair Play in Hungarian Elections ‘Doubtful’ in Light of Fidesz’s Power

Hungary has a kind of "one party system," and the fact that "one single party has put its people everywhere,...

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Press Roundup: Weeklies on Discord Within the Opposition Over Proposals to Scrap the 2011 Constitution

Commentators across the political spectrum wonder whether, if they win the election next April, the opposition could or would revoke...

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Two LIBE Delegation Members Call for Stopping ‘Witch-hunt’ against Hungary

It is high time to stop a show trial or "witch-hunt" that Hungary is subjected to by European Union institutions,...

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Certain Aspects of Rule of Law Deteriorated in Hungary, LIBE Delegation Head Says

Reservations made in terms of Hungary in 2018 mostly persist, the head of a fact-finding delegation of the European Parliament's...

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Justice Minister: ‘LIBE Has No Power over Hungary’

Hungary is a free and independent country over which the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs...

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EP’s LIBE Committee in Hungary to Assess Rule of Law Situation

As the European Parliament has long voiced concern over democratic backsliding in the country, members of the EP's Committee on...

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Austria Chancellor Calls for ‘More Fairness’ for Hungary and Poland in EU

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has called for "more fairness" for Hungary and Poland in the debates on the rule of...

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Orbán: Socialist-Liberal Gov’t Turned against People after 2006 Őszöd Speech

People in protests following the leaked "Oszod speech" in 2006 were "not only beaten and left in blood", the then...

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FM Szijjártó Accuses Swedish PM of ‘Lying’ about Situation in Hungary

Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Thursday accused Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven of "lying" about the situation in Hungary. Recently,...

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Press Roundup: Opposition Holds First Primary Debate

Commentators right across the political spectrum agree that the opposition prime ministerial candidates avoided fierce disputes and divisive topics in...

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Justice Min: EU Institutions’ ‘Power Struggle’ Making Future Hopeless

A "continuous power struggle" between the European Parliament and the European Commission is "not only politically detrimental but will also...

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Justice Minister: Gov’t Responding to ‘Unprecedented Attacks by Brussels’

Hungary has been attacked by Brussels "on an unprecedented proportion only because the protection of children and families remains our...

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Justice Min: EC Rule-of-law Report Should Not Be Used for Ideological Purposes

The European Commission's new rule-of-law report to be issued on Tuesday should not be used for ideological purposes and for...

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Párbeszéd, Three Polish Peers Ask for EC Scrutiny of Hungary, Poland Rule of Law Situation

Hungary's opposition Párbeszéd and three peers in Poland have sent a joint letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the president...

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CoE Calls on Hungary to Reconsider Constitutional Amendments

The Venice Commission has called on the government to reconsider recent amendments to Hungary's constitution so as "to avoid possible...

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Rule of Law Mechanism ‘Not Possible’ Over Child Protection’s Law’s LGBTQ-Restrictive Parts

The European Commission cannot apply the rule of law mechanism in connection with the LGBT-restrictive features of the Hungarian government's...

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