István Ujhelyi: The European Commission is not conducting some kind of political witch hunt against Hungary
Instead of make-believe solutions and word magic, immediate steps are needed on the part of the Hungarian government.
“The annual report published today by the European Commission paints a devastating picture of Hungary rule of law report. The document, published for the third time this year, examines all 27 EU member states on the basis of a uniform system of criteria, and makes serious findings about the functioning of the judiciary, anti-corruption measures, media freedom, and the system of institutional checks and balances.
In addition, a state report on the rule of law reveals that, despite the false narrative painted by propaganda, the European Union is not conducting some kind of “political witch hunt” against Hungary, and certainly not wanting to push the government of Hungary to popularize gender reassignment surgeries for our preschool children. The Rogán ministry splits The European Commission highlights that it has specific objections to the operation of the rule of law in Hungary, such as, among other things, the unclear issues surrounding the Pegasus scandal, the limited nature of action against high-level corruption, the political pressure placed on NGOs, the public service media independence, or the lack of fair and transparent distribution of state advertisements.
The stakes of the European Commission’s assessment in the current situation are further increased by the fact that the document clearly shows that the measures announced by Gergely Gulyás last week do not apply to more than simple beauty patches. The four-point obligations of the government will not be sufficient for Hungary to have access to the resources of the Recovery Fund. Today’s report can be seen as another, now unmistakable warning. Instead of make-believe solutions and somatic magic, immediate and substantive steps and comprehensive reforms are needed on the part of the Hungarian government, because over the past 12 years, the government has strictly implemented such frameworks that beauty patches and pictures of Brussels holding hands and smiling are not enough to fix.”
Opening image: MTI/Attila Kovács