Hungary Defends Child Protection Law at Historic EU Court Trial
The EU Commission and 16 other member states could seek to suspend Hungary’s voting rights after the “largest human rights battle in EU history” over the alleged anti-LGBT legislation.
The EU Commission and 16 other member states could seek to suspend Hungary’s voting rights after the “largest human rights battle in EU history” over the alleged anti-LGBT legislation.
Protesters threw bottles and firecrackers outside the Bardella event at one of the last remaining refuges of free speech in the city.
On the anniversary of the 1956 revolution when Hungarians rose up against Soviet oppression, the PM compared the current Brussels “empire” to the Soviets.
“Faced with people who explicitly write that they want us dead, we choose life,” co-author Marguerite Stern said.
“If Brussels persists in its decision to punish us, it will get what it wants,” the Hungarian prime minister declared.
The decision “speaks volumes about the state of free speech in Brussels” the director of the MCC Brussels think tank said.
Official figures show the majority of violent crimes are being carried out by non-Germans.
Von der Leyen’s fan club can enjoy their moment, crowing about their power to “shape Europe.” But she should not get too comfortable on that Berlaymont throne.
The conservative government’s initiative has stirred up European politics.
The Hungarian foreign minister said that “luckily” EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell will soon step down from his role.
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