EU Council Silent on Commission’s Unlawful Boycott of Hungarian Presidency
“It appears the Commission under Ursula von der Leyen is the enemy within,” MEP Christine Anderson said after getting an evasive response to a formal inquiry.
“It appears the Commission under Ursula von der Leyen is the enemy within,” MEP Christine Anderson said after getting an evasive response to a formal inquiry.
Most member states preferred Budapest, but the EU foreign affairs chief insisted on his childish ‘non-boycott’ which ultimately makes little difference.
“We do not accept any restrictions on our sovereign foreign policy,” FM Szijjártó said.
Planned ‘counter-meeting’ that would have prevented ministers from attending a foreign affairs summit in Budapest has now been canceled without explanation.
“This is unacceptable and goes against the very essence of European cooperation,” MEP Kinga Gál, First VP of the Patriots group commented.
AfD spokesman it was “brazen and ridiculous” to blame the party “for the lack of attractiveness of Germany as a [business] location.”
The MPs said the boycott is having a chilling effect on free speech and media plurality.
The socialist-led ruling coalition in Spain pushed a campaign to discourage Germans from buying strawberries from Andalusia, despite it being harmful to the country’s national interests.
Some EPP lawmakers have threatened to boycott an upcoming center-right gathering in Naples if Berlusconi attends.