The work to stop migration continues in the European Parliament according to the will of the Hungarian people, the European parliamentary group of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats (KDNP) said on Tuesday, after the new body was formed after the may European parliamentary elections.

The 13 MEPs will do their utmost to stop migration, protect the Europe of nations and Christian values, and will propose scrapping the debit card and visa programmes for migrants, the statement said.

“The MEPs of the Hungarian opposition have joined pro-migration forces,” the statement said.

At the first meeting of the new European Parliament after the May EU elections, the Fidesz-KDNP group elected Fidesz MEP Tamas Deutsch as the leader of the delegation and Jozsef Szajer as chairman.

Deutsch: Járóka to be nominated for EP vice-president

The European People’s Party will nominate Lívia Járóka, an MEP of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, as vice-president of the European Parliament, MEP Tamás Deutsch said in a tweet on Tuesday.