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Hungary PM accuses European Parliament of "Soviet-style" meddling
July 5, 2013 - 16:39 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Hungary accused the European Parliament on Friday,
July 5 of resorting to Soviet-style methods that challenged the
country's sovereignty by passing a resolution deploring recent changes
to the constitution, according to Reuters.
The European Parliament told Hungarian Prime MinisterViktor Orban on
Wednesday he risked isolating Hungary in Europe unless he repealed the
"anti-democratic" changes, the latest in a series of spats between
Budapest and Brussels which fears EU member Hungary is drifting back
to authoritarianism.
"Since the rule of Soviet empire, no other external power has dared to
try to curb the sovereignty of Hungarians openly, choosing a legal
form," Orban told public radio, saying some of the European
Parliament's recommendations violated the EU treaty.
European lawmakers say Orban, who has used his two-thirds majority to
enact hundreds of laws since sweeping to power in 2010, has weakened
democratic checks and balances in the former Soviet satellite by
changing the constitution. Orban has denied the charges.
Hungary's parliament, with support from Orban's party and far-right
Jobbik, passed a resolution on Friday saying the European Parliament
was going against European values. It demanded "respect and equal
treatment" for Hungary.
July 5, 2013 - 16:39 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Hungary accused the European Parliament on Friday,
July 5 of resorting to Soviet-style methods that challenged the
country's sovereignty by passing a resolution deploring recent changes
to the constitution, according to Reuters.
The European Parliament told Hungarian Prime MinisterViktor Orban on
Wednesday he risked isolating Hungary in Europe unless he repealed the
"anti-democratic" changes, the latest in a series of spats between
Budapest and Brussels which fears EU member Hungary is drifting back
to authoritarianism.
"Since the rule of Soviet empire, no other external power has dared to
try to curb the sovereignty of Hungarians openly, choosing a legal
form," Orban told public radio, saying some of the European
Parliament's recommendations violated the EU treaty.
European lawmakers say Orban, who has used his two-thirds majority to
enact hundreds of laws since sweeping to power in 2010, has weakened
democratic checks and balances in the former Soviet satellite by
changing the constitution. Orban has denied the charges.
Hungary's parliament, with support from Orban's party and far-right
Jobbik, passed a resolution on Friday saying the European Parliament
was going against European values. It demanded "respect and equal
treatment" for Hungary.