According to the State Secretary for International Communications and Relations, Wednesday’s debate in the European Parliament (EP) was not about the rule of law, but was part of a “political revenge”, the only reason for which is Hungary’s differing position on the issue of migration.
Zoltán Kovács, who was asked about the EP debate on the latest Hungarian developments on M1 television’s Thursday evening current affairs program, said: This has nothing to do with the rule of law; a few determined politicians from the “pro-immigration left” attempted to drag Hungary onto the stage once again so that they can “point the finger at us” in their campaign.
According to the State Secretary, it is not true that the public administration courts are in any way different to the systems that have been operating in Western Europe for decades, and there is also absolutely no question of the fact that the voluntary overtime regulations differ in any way from European practice, in view of the fact that the maximum amount of overtime is “much higher” in several Western countries.
“They have once again attempted to shame a state that stands up for its own position, for its national sovereignty, and for its standpoint against migration”, Mr. Kovács said.
The State Secretary noted that in his opinion the Hungarian left is finding it very difficult to free itself of its communist roots, and it has found a partner in this in the European greens, liberals and social democrats, which he referred to as a “terrible development”.
In reply to a question on why the Government is talking increasingly often about a “Soros plan”, Mr. Kovács said: When the EP decided to triple the funding provided to human rights groups involved in migration, it is worth remembering that “this is Point 6 of the plan published by George Soros in 2015”.
In reply to a suggestion that the opposition is also preparing for the EP campaign in “a destructive manner”, the State Secretary declared: The Government is also not entering battle “with their hands tied behind their backs or their arms at their sides”; they have their instruments and will be stating what they think about the dangers of migration.