Orbán won’t go to Hungary’s rule of law debate in the EP – why?

The report on the rule of law in Hungary will soon be debated in the European Parliament, and will be voted on Thursday. However, neither Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, nor any member of the government will take part in the debate. But why?

No government members will be present

Not a single member of the Hungarian government, including Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, will take part in the debate on the report on the rule of law in Hungary in the European Parliament. Magyar Hang wrote that Orbán will not be travelling to Strasbourg, based on information from the EP’s Media Service. They added that not only will Orbán not be there, but no member of the government will be present.

That means that Hungarian arguments from the government side will not be heard in the debate. However, there will be Hungarian speakers, according to the newspaper: Katalin Cseh (Momentum) and Márton Gyöngyösi (Jobbik) will participate in the debate.

Read also: The Guardian: Viktor Orbán threatens the rule of law

What is the reason?

Telex asked Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s spokesman, why Orbán and the other members of the government are skipping the debate. Havasi replied:

“Because no invitation was received.”

This recent report, by Green Party politician Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, criticises the following facts:

corruption levels remain high;
significant public funding flows to pro-government media, creating an unlevel playing field;
on the functioning of democratic institutions, they point out that “the lack of public consultation and the accelerated legislative process have further weakened the quality of the regulatory environment”.

Read alsoWhat is the Hungarian government doing to comply with the EU?

Source: Telex, Magyar Hang

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7 Comments

Mario says:

14/09/2022 at 16:49

The EU should not give even a cent to its primary enemy.
Trax says:

14/09/2022 at 16:56

What is the reason?

Utter waste of time to argue with Soros’ pawns, and contagious dementedness at large in the EP.
Sven Svensson says:

14/09/2022 at 18:45

EUSSR car go to h*ll with their lies.
Embattled : says:

14/09/2022 at 19:57

“When the Yoke is Broken,
the Burden is Removed.”
Hungary – we are Embattled.
Daily, we appear to be getting pushed deeper into a Nadir trend.
WHAT can we do to arrest this ?
(still) Flabbergasted says:

14/09/2022 at 23:23

For the life of me, I cannot see why V.O. (along with the media under his control, and one of the comment makers above)) demonise George Soros, as if that man alone is responsible for all the ills of Hungary…And, unfortunately, a lot of Hungarian people swallow all that is dished out by a POLITICIAN (V.O.) and his well-controlled media.

“George Soros is a Hungarian-born American businessman and philanthropist. As of March 2021, he had a net worth of US$8.6 billion, having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune. Forbes called him the “most generous giver”.” – Wikipedia

$8.6 billion is a mere drop in the ocean when it comes to billionaires, so why is V.O. obsessed with that philanthropist? Could jealousy be the core root? Some politicians are very good at finding scapegoats,

Regarding the debate: Methinks, it the end result won’t be flattering, but it won’t reveal the full truths either, far from it.
(still) Flabbergasted says:

14/09/2022 at 23:57

Ps. Oops, I had better withdraw my previous comment, lest I become the first Hungarian victim of self-defenestration.
Anonymous says:

15/09/2022 at 16:56

@ (still) Flabbergasted
Hear hear. It’s a case of give the people someone/something else to focus on, nothing to see here. As this government likes to point out so many times; it’s always someone else’s fault.