Von der Leyen: The new Hungarian legislation is clearly discriminatory

The European Union-Victor Orban’s government frontal conflict over its rights continues LOAKTI community. In this context, the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stated that “New Hungarian legislation is clearly discriminatory” He added that the EU would use all the means at its disposal to ensure compliance with European laws.

I was invited to comment the tough stance of the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, who said that “if the Hungary does not respect European values ​​can leave the EU “, the President of the Commission replied:” Hungary has a population of 10 million and I am sure that there are 10 million good reasons to stay in the EU “.

“We must convince our Hungarian friends that democracy is the best way of life.” added, according to the response of APE-MPE from Brussels.

For his part, Council President Charles Michel said that the issue of Hungarian legislation should have been discussed at European Council level, because it touches on fundamental values ​​at the heart of the EU.

He acknowledged that some leaders had emotionally charged exchanges with the Hungarian prime minister, but said this was because they wanted to show their strong commitment to the EU’s core values.

Finally, he noted that the Commission had sent a letter of protest to Budapest over the controversial law, with a deadline of 30 June.

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