Justice minister: Attacks on Hungary ‘work against a strong and unified Europe’
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The “political strategy” to attack the Hungarian government over its response measures to the novel coronavirus epidemic “works against a strong and unified Europe”, Justice Minister Judit Varga wrote in an op-ed for Brussels-based news portal Euractiv.
The minister noted that Vera Jourova, the European Commission’s vice-president in charge of transparency and values, confirmed last month that the commission had no grounds on which to launch an infringement procedure against Hungary over its epidemic response law.
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Varga added, however, that Jourova’s use of the word “yet” regarding the decision not to take legal action against Hungary made a “mockery” of the principle of the equal treatment of European Union member states.
“The Commission either initiates an infringement procedure or it does not. There is no third way …” she argued, adding that Hungary was an exception to this because “the presumption of guilt continues to be applied” in its case.
The minister said it had taken “courage” from Jourova “to say no” to legal action against Hungary.
Dictators do not like being told what to do. The problem is that some (one) needs EU money to prop up his dictatorship. That is corruption in the purest form.
If Paulus is trying to convey a message then he is certainly not doing it very clearly !