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“This is not support for genuine civil society—it’s an attempt to institutionalize a political pressure network in Hungary,” government spokesman Zoltan Kovács said.

“This is not support for genuine civil society—it’s an attempt to institutionalize a political pressure network in Hungary,” government spokesman Zoltan Kovács said.

Having failed to pass new laws, the Polish PM has simply decided to ignore the current laws—and create penalties for those who seek to follow them.

Is the death of a Law and Justice Party staffer a sign of increasing political persecution, or just an unfortunate coincidence?

“There is always an empire that seeks to take the freedom of the Hungarians. Right now it is one in Brussels,” Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán said.

The EPP majority has approved a March debate on controversial bills in Spain that would severely restrict the independence of the judiciary and popular legal action.

The EU Commission, which previously criticised and punished the conservative PiS government, is now silent in the face of blatant law violations by Donald Tusk.

The ECR co-chair could be stripped of his parliamentary immunity for “inciting hatred against Muslims” after he clicked ‘like’ on a video depicting scenes of migrant violence.

Constitutional Tribunal President says the Tusk government and its affiliates had been acting “in an organized criminal group.”

The EPP threatening with rule of law procedure against Sánchez is just as anti-democratic as whatever they want to punish.

“It is evident that the judicial independence and rights of opposition figures in Poland are under threat,” a Hungarian official said.