The Hungarian Prime Minister was today in Strasbourg to address the European Parliament at the start of the country's 6-month Presidency of the Union.
Many (mainly centre-left and left-wing) parliamentarians challenged him and his government on the new media laws they are planning to introduce, which independent analysts consider to be a step back in time to a more authoritarian Hungary as seen under the former Communist leadership.
Sometimes the EP is worth our vote, not often, but sometimes one feels glad (surprised?) to see politicians take a stand for what is right. A bit of bullying in this case, including from the European Commission - finally alert to its role in the Treaty also as a defender of the Union's values and principles and not just as an Internal Market prosecutor - is actually a welcome sight.
No pasarán!
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