The European Parliament could trigger a criminal case against Hungary. The allegations are hard. The Premier is defending himself and promises never to give in. Will be voted on this Wednesday. Bernd Riegert from Strasbourg.
Viktor Orban made the MEPs just appeared to be 12 minutes late in the chamber. The green Rapporteur Judith Sargentini raised just the violations of Hungary against the treaties of the EU list, as the Premier came into the chamber in Strasbourg. Thus, Orban had to listen to all the accusations, she began her speech again. The list of accusations is long. Judith Sargentini on, and critics of the Hungarian government, systematically violate human rights, to violate the protection of minorities, the freedom of science, against tolerance and solidarity, as laid down in article 2 of the Lisbon EU treaties. “We need to protect all of the citizens of the EU. It is our duty to act”, the Dutch member of Parliament the Hungarian Prime Minister. Sitting with a petrified face in his Bank. He responds later, “Hungary is injured in his honor.”
In the name of the MEP Sargentini, calls for a procedure in accordance with article 7 of the EU Treaty. The Council of Ministers is invited to make a threat to the rule of law in Hungary, and to recommend measures. Viktor Orban should turn more on stubborn, could Hungary be at the end of the voting rights in the EU are deprived of. This drastic step, a procedure referred to in article 7 to initiate has been made by the Parliament. Many of the members mention the historical importance of the forthcoming decision in your short Talk.
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“You want to exclude a people”
As Viktor Orban receives the word for five minutes, he wipes out all the allegations from the table and goes to the counter-attack. He accuses the members of Parliament, they wanted to punish the freedom-loving, Christian Hungarian people revolted against the Soviet Union and the borders for citizens of the GDR, has opened. “A majority will vote in favour of this report. You are condemning a country and a people”, and criticised Orban, to be country to be an “illiberal democracy”. “You think you know better than Hungary, what Hungary need.” With indignant voice of the Premier, may be based at home already on a parliamentary majority adds: “you load heavy responsibility, because you want to stamp a country and people want to exclude.”
On the specific allegations of the parliamentarians of the Prime Minister, his opponents car to hold democratic rulers airs and graces,. Orban linked to the debate about its governance as usual, with the migration policy of the EU. Hungary should be condemned, because it did not want migrants, he said. “Hungary will not give in to blackmail. We will protect our borders, even against you if need be”, he calls out in the chamber. The allegations from the Parliament report on Hungary, Orban called a package of lies and misinformation. 37 incorrect facts were in the paper. He, himself, presents a 108-page reply, which he makes to the members to distribute.”
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“They stand for a corrupt System”
The head of the social Democrats in the Parliament, Udo Bullmann, Victor Orban directly and personally. His Relatives and his son-in-law would benefit from corruption and cronyism in Hungary directly, outraged bull man. “They stand for the corrupt System within the EU”. The Committee on budgetary control of the European Parliament has found that 30 per cent of the EU funds for Hungary to be awarded in questionable procedures. In addition, the bull man, did not understand the head of the government, what in the debate. The aim is not to condemn the Hungarian people, but rather to evaluate the work of the government Orban. “This house defends the rights of people in Hungary,” cries the bull man.
Also, the competent EU Commissioner, Frans Timmermans, has sharply criticized the Hungarian government. “The civil society in Hungary is threatened by the actions of the Hungarian authorities.” Therefore, the EU Commission launched a series of infringement procedures against Hungary, which must be decided at the end by the European court of justice. Timmermans accuses Orban, among other things, to provide asylum-seekers in transit zones correctly and the work of universities is inadmissible to restrict.
Support for Orban received from right-wing populist members of the UK independence party and the German AfD. The Parliament of wool is deficient, the sovereignty of a nation-state crop also members of the ruling party PiS from Poland. Against Poland, the article 7 procedure, which was triggered by the EU Commission (the EU Parliament) is already running. Hungary was the second country to have to face this criminal case.
The black sheep of the group of flies? A Christian Democrat, Weber must decide
Your own group could vote against Orban’s Fidesz
The vote in plenary will take place on Wednesday. Required for an article 7, a Two-thirds majority procedure. At least half of the members must participate in the vote. What is decisive is the voting behavior of the Christian-democratic group that belongs to the Fidesz party of Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban. The Chairman of the Christian Democrats, Manfred Weber, wants to discuss the voting behaviour in the evening in the group. Weber made it clear that he expected from Hungary’s Prime Minister a willingness to compromise or a certain. “I must say, to cooperate in that without the willingness of Hungary, then a dialogue of the Council of Ministers in accordance with article 7.1. will be necessary.” In other words, the Christian Democrats would vote on Wednesday against Orban and the historical method.