The Minority Intergroup debated the case of “Székely Mikó College” 2015. 04. 30. The Minority Intergroup chaired by Ms Kinga Gal MEP discussed the current issues affecting the Hungarian national community from Transylvania, in particular the churches’ problems regarding the restitution of their properties that were confiscated in the communist regime.
We can’t wait for Brussels 2015. 04. 29. Immigration attempts with tragic outcome confront Europe time to time with the question of illegal immigration. While the proportion of the immigrants has become twenty times higher in two years, the EU isn’t capable of reaching an agreement on the effective administration/management of the immigration.
Greece, the Troika, and ‘Running Out of Other People’s Money’ 2015. 04. 24. The government of Greece managed to meet the deadline to make a 448 million euro payment on its IMF loan. Questions remain, however, about its ability to make future payments in the coming weeks and to secure more bailout funding. [Blog post by Dr. Ildikó Pelczné Gáll]
EPP Group in favour of European minority protection standards 2015. 04. 22. EPP Group Members committed to the protection of traditional minorities in the EU organised a public hearing today with high-level experts and politicians from all around Europe. They all agreed that in order to build up a European minority protection system, common European standards and institutional frameworks have to be set up.
Hungary’s Tough Road to Economic Recovery 2015. 04. 17. Hungary is undergoing an economic recovery. [Blog post by Dr. Ildikó Pelczné Gáll]
Remembering Prime Minister József Antall 2015. 04. 15. At the beginning of April each year, Hungary remembers József Antall, who served as our nation’s prime minister from May 1990 until his death in December 1993. Born April 8, 1932, he was our first democratically elected prime minister after the defeat of communism, and we commemorated him this year with the unveiling of a bronze bust set in the wing of the European Parliament that bears his name. [Blog post by András Gyürk]
EU support for Middle East needed to prevent ‘new wave of immigration’ 2015. 03. 26. The EU needs to reach a consensus on the 'human catastrophe' being perpetuated by ISIS, writes György Hölvényi in the Parliament Magazine.
An Energy Union We Can Support 2015. 03. 12. When the subject turns to the idea of an Energy Union, a number of factors influence Hungary’s perspective. First of all, security of supply is a crucial issue for us. Approximately 80 percent of Hungarian households rely on natural gas for heating. That high rate of penetration is almost unmatched in all of Europe. At the same time, Hungary depends on Russia for 80 percent of the supply of that gas. The result is that Hungary has become one of the most exposed Member States of the European Union. [Blog post András Gyürk]
The members of the Intergroup on Minorities turn to the European Commission regarding the Székely Freedom Day 2015. 03. 12. Today a meeting of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Minorities was held in Strasbourg. At the beginning of the meeting, Fidesz MEP Kinga Gál, Co-Chair of the Intergroup on Minorities, read a letter from the Székely National Council in relation to the planned Szekely Freedom Day parade of 10 March in Marosvasarhely, which was banned by local authorities.
