Jobbik MEP: Decision on Minority SafePack initiative “disappointing”

Remarks by Jobbik MEP Márton Gyöngyösi:

“The Europe of backdoor deals triumphs over the Europe of the people again – I find it bitterly disappointing that the European Commission cut down the Minority SafePack citizens’ initiative today. This is an initiative that was endorsed by 1.3 million European citizens and supported by an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament, the EU body with the highest legitimacy.

 This is not the first time the European Commission has played this game. You may remember how the lead candidate system was dropped to satisfy some deals made by the local political elites. And now, the will of 1.3 million people and the directly elected European Parliament was overridden by the Committee that consists of political delegates. This is an outrageously bad message to the people.

The bottom line is: no matter what you do, we will make the real decisions behind closed doors.

The latest victims of this attitude are the 50 million people who live as an ethnic minority in their homeland. The Minority SafePack would have guaranteed their rights.
As a Member of the European Parliament, I strive for such a Europe where the will of the people cannot be ignored.

This community, the EU must be about us, the people of Europe!”

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Source: Press Release