4 hours agoEU urged to suspend Hungary's funds due to corruption
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)European Commission President Ursula von der Leyeen is being called on to suspend Hungary's funds to force the prime minister, Viktor Orban, to address concerns about the politicisation of courts and corruption. European MPs working on the European Parliament Commission for Budget Control are appealing to the chief [...]
European MPs working on the European Parliament's Commission for Budget Control are urging the European Commission's chief to use a new EU law to freeze payments for Hungary due to the “serious violations of the rule of law”, writes The Guardian.
This is the latest blow against the Hungarian prime minister, who last month faced fierce criticism from EU leaders over a law banning content described as promoting homosexuality and changing genders on school materials.
It is expected that the European Parliament will condemn this law through a resolution Thursday. With this resolution it is believed to call on the European Commission to launch a swift legal case against Hungary over the discrimination of the LGBT community.
Long before Hungary's Parliament passed its new anti-law - LGBT, EU states and European deputies were alarmed by the way Hungary had spent its funds on the European Union, including a road lighting contract, which was awarded to Orban's groom.
Otherwise, Prime Minister Orban is also accused of harming independent journalism. The organisation “Reporters Without Borders” this week declared it “Braving press freedom”.
