Fidesz MEP: EU decisions harmful for European citizens

The European Union’s latest decisions are harming the bloc and European citizens, an MEP of ruling Fidesz said on Wednesday.

Contrary to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s “lofty statements” in her State of the European Union speech on Wednesday, “bad decisions” like the sanctions on Russia do not bring help or peace in Ukraine, but seriously contribute to the deterioration of the European economy and competitiveness, to rising prices, inflation and uncertainty, Balázs Hidvéghi told Hungarian journalists.

Hidvéghi: “Ursula von der Leyen will soon deliver her annual success propaganda on the state of the Union. And I will confront her with the reality:”

Meanwhile, Hidvéghi insisted the EC and the European Parliament were “complicit” in an “ideological jihad” against conservative, nationalist, Christian Democratic governments and states.

“Hungary is being attacked because we have said no to sanctions, illegal migration, and reject LGBTQ propaganda,” he said.

Recently, the EU has also “blackmailed Hungary by withholding monies the country is entitled to, using ever-changing lies and manufactured conditions”, Hidvéghi said.

Meanwhile, Hidvéghi said the last months had seen “one of the gravest corruption scandals in Brussels”. Von der Leyen’s handling of the coronavirus vaccine purchases was also “outrageous”, he insisted. “It is unacceptable that decisions on business deals worth multi-billions should be made without transparency and accountability,” he said.