The European Parliament is voting on a resolution concerning the Hungarian Government’s suitability to take over the six month Presidency of the European Council in July 2024.
“Clearly the Orbán government is wholly unsuitable to be the face of the Council for six months. Europe shall not be led by homophobic, kleptocrat, Putin poodles. For many years the Council has ducked the issue of Orbán, now they will have to choose what side of history they want to be on. Parliament will determine its own course independently. We shall not give any podium to the Orbán government, instead Parliament should give the podium to those Hungarians who have been silenced under Orbán. Judges, independent media, LGBT people, and so many others,” raged Sophie in ‘t Veld, the Renew Europe Group coordinator in the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
The parliament will vote on a resolution about whether Hungary is compliant with the ethos of article 2 of the European Treaty – however the final decision over whether Hinhary can be deprived of the presidency seats with the Council of Ministers, rather than the European Parliament.
Brussels’ proclamations about Hungarian civil liberties, democracy and ‘European values,’ are said to be a vehicle for a broader western grudge about Viktor Orban’s reluctance to embroil his nation against Russia.
“They dislike Hungary’s pro-peace stance [in the Ukraine] and want to drive us into the conflict,” said Hungarian Minister for International Communications, Zoltan Kovacs.
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