EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency

Plenary session - Week 17 2017 in Brussels - Resumption of session and order of business.

Press Conference : latest developments on Hungary

Lord PLUMB meets Hungarian delegation, Enricco VINCI

Visit of Jozsef ANTALL, Prime Minister of Hungary at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Memorial service at the grave of Anna KETHLY, President of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, a few months before her ashes were returned to Hungary and laid to rest.

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Peter GYORKOS Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of Hungary

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Viktor ORBAN - Prime Minister of Hunagry

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Viktor ORBAN - Prime Minister of Hungary

Istvan SZENT-IVANYI, Klaus HANSCH EP President

Meeting of  Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee in Strasbourg in November 1994.

Press Conference ' The Current Hungarian Policy towards the EU '

S&D Meeting in the presence of the former Prime Minister of Hungary

Press Conference of Viktor ORBAN, Prime Minister of Hungary

Plenary session week 21 2015 in Strasbourg - Situation in Hungary  Council and Commission statements

European Parliament's plenary debate on Hungary

Martin SCHULZ - EP President, Viktor ORBAN - Prime Minister of Hungary

EP President welcomes PM of Hungary

European Parliament's plenary debate on Hungary with Viktor ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister

EP President meets with Prime Minister of Hungary

Martin SCHULZ - EP President, Ferenc GYURCSANY

President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz in a meeting with former Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in the building of the National Assembly in Budapest

Zita GURMAI, Jozef TOBIAS - MSZP Chairman, Martin SCHULZ - EP President

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Jozef TOBIAS - MSZP Chairman

MEPs meet during a mission of a delegation of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Hungary. Final statement by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA,FR), Head of the EP LIBE delegation

Mission of the EP LIBE delegation to Hungary, Budapest: final statement by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA,FR), Head of the EP LIBE delegation

A delegation from the Civil Liberties Committee concluded on Friday a visit to Hungary in which they met with the Government, the opposition, journalists and NGOs. The aim of the trip was to assess the respect for press and academic freedom, judicial independence, the rights of minorities and the wider rule of law context on the ground. The delegation exchanged views with the Justice and Interior ministers, Budapest’s Mayor and representatives of the political opposition. They also met civil society organisations, journalists, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, representatives of academia and the education system, and of several cultural institutions. The delegation was headed by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR). Video of the entire press conference released by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR).

EP Press conference EP LIBE delegation to Hungary, Budapest

A delegation of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Hungary meet with the members of the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court, the National Judicial Office and Council. Statement by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA,FR), on these meetings.

EP LIBE delegation to Hungary, Budapest: meetings at the Curia (Supreme Court), at the Constitutional Court and at the National Office for Judiciary and at the National Judicial Council and statement by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA,FR)

A delegation of MEPs is in Hungary to assess the respect for press and academic freedom, the rights of minorities and the wider rule of law context. The delegation meets with Ákos Kozma, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Members of the Committee of Justice and the Committee of European Affairs of the Hunagarian Parliament and Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest.

EP LIBE delegation to Hungary, Budapest: meetings with Ákos Kozma, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, members of the Hungarian Parliament and Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest

During their three-day visit to Budapest, MEPs hear from civil society organisations working in the field of the protection of the rule of law, equal treatment, and minority and social rights. They also meet journalists and representatives of outlets covering the whole media spectrum, as well as representatives from organisations working to defend press freedom. Statements following their participation to the meeting with the delegations by Marta Pardavi, Co-Chair, Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Peter Törcsi, Director of the Center for Fundamental rights, Jozsef Peter Martin, Executive Director, Transparency International Hungary, Katalin VIG-MAJOR, Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta and Maria Kristofy, Hungarian LGBT Alliance.

EP LIBE delegation to Hungary, Budapest: meeting with NGOs representatives and statements of panel participants

Members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs are taking part in a mission to Hungary to assess the respect for press and academic freedom, the rights of minorities and the wider rule of law context. Views of the arrival to the Liaison office of the European Parliament in Hungary, statement by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR), Head of the delegation on the purpose of the mission and roundtable.

Mission of the LIBE delegation to Hungary, Budapest: arrivals, statement by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR), Head of the delegation

Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI), Vice-Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT), Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D, ES), Katalin CSEH (Renew Europe, HU), and Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), hold a joint press conference on the EU Commission has to cut funding to Hungary, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Press conference on the EU Commission has to cut funding to Hungary: The Legal Case by Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI), CONT Vice-Chair, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D, ES), Katalin CSEH (Renew Europe, HU), and Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE)

During the debate on the results of the 24-25 June European Council, MEPs discuss with Charles MICHEL, President of the Council and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, mainly on the Hungary’s recently-adopted law which prevents the depiction of LGBTIQ content in material intended for minors .

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021: extracts from the debate

MEPs debate on potential breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This debate follows the vote of the Hungarian Parliament in favour of rules that, under the guise of combatting paedophilia, restrict freedom of speech and children’s rights by banning LGBTIQ content from being featured in school educational materials or TV shows for under-18s.

LGBTIQ rights in Hungary : extracts from the debate

Renew leaders meet ahead of the European Council in Brussels: arrivals and roundtable.

Renew leaders meet ahead of the European Council: arrivals and roundtable

During the plenary session (23-24 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 June 2021 and relaunch of the Malta Declaration. First round of political leaders.

Preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 June 2021 and Relaunch of the Malta Declaration: first round of political leaders

In the European Parliament in Brussels, Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), makes a point of order on the rule of law in Hungary, the LGBTIQ rights and the rainbow flag, sign of respect for fundamental rights, diversity and human dignity. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Point of order by Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE) on the rule of law in Hungary

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 March 2021), MEPs debate on the Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia: opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and by Vĕra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission (transcription made by authomated system, please check against delivery).

Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia: opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and by Vĕra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (8-11 March 2021), MEPs debate Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia. Extracts from the debate. Statements from ZACARIAS Ana Paula, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and President in office of the Council of the EU, JOUROVÁ Věra, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Values and Transparency, and from MEPs: Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE), Michal ŠIMEČKA (Renew, SK), Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR), Raffaele FITTO (ECR, IT) and Robert BIEDROŃ (S&D, PL).

Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 March 2021), MEPs debate on the Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia.

Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia: MEPs debate (part 1)

Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia: MEPs debate (part 2)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 March 2021), MEPs debate on the Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia: closing statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and by Vĕra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission.

Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia: closing statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and by Vĕra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) discuss the latest developments on procedures linked to Article 7.1 of the Treaty on EU in Hungary and Poland with Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice in the European Parliament in Brussels.

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