Hungarian Constitution: Another unfounded, politically motivated attack 2011. 04. 15. Press Release of the Hungarian EPP Delegation - Today's press release of ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt about the Hungarian draft constitution is partial, based on false information and contains serious misinterpretations. The Hungarian constitution draft's register on basic rights is based on the Charter of Fundamental Rights; however, some rights are protected even more than the Charter recommends. The draft corresponds to 21st century challenges, contains progressive regulations on the fields of environment protection, minority rights and state indebtedness.
Roma Integration: Commission framework considerable step in the right direction 2011. 04. 05. Press Release of Lívia Járóka MEP and Manfred Weber MEP - "The framework for coordinating national Roma integration strategies presented today by the European Commission is undoubtedly a considerable step in the right direction", said Lívia Járóka MEP, Rapporteur of the EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion. The document adopts many key recommendations set by the Járóka Report.
Future of EU Intelligence and Internal Security: Time has come for stocktaking. Ágnes Hankiss MEP 2011. 03. 31. A Hearing on 'The Future of EU Intelligence and Internal Security' was organised yesterday by a Hungarian centre-right Member of the EPP Group. Ágnes Hankiss MEP highlighted the importance of improving the cooperation among and the coordination between national secret services under the helm of the European Union.
Totalitarian Regimes: We need to understand the past to build our common future 2011. 03. 30. A day-long public Hearing on 'What do young Europeans know about totalitarianism?' was organised by four Central European EPP Group MEPs today. In their speeches, László Tőkés MEP, Sandra Kalniete MEP, György Schöpflin MEP and Milan Zver MEP, who each chaired one of the four panels, highlighted the importance of improving young generations' knowledge on totalitarian regimes and that our common future was unimaginable without the understanding of our common past.
Hungarian Media Law: Resolution adopted by the Left is pointless and only serves their political purposes. Simon Busuttil MEP 2011. 03. 11. "The adoption of the Resolution on the Hungarian media law adopted by the Liberal, Socialist, Green and Communist Groups of the European Parliament today is pointless and only serves political purposes. The document ignores the fact that the Hungarian Government has acted in line with the European Commission's proposals and that the Hungarian media law is fully in line with all EU laws, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights", said Simon Busuttil MEP, EPP Group Coordinator in the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee of the European Parliament.
Tamás Deutsch: There are areas where Europe could learn from us 2011. 03. 10. Our Brussels-based correspondent talked to Mr Tamás Deutsch, Member of the European Parliament (Group of the European People's Party, Fidesz) at the end of a week during which the Hungarian media law was again twice at the centre of attacks. In the meantime, the philosopher Ágnes Heller described the situation in Hungary as a nightmare claiming among other things that during the former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány's reign, the police did not shoot at or torture anyone.
Roma: Overwhelming support for the first-ever EU Strategy on Roma. Lívia Járóka MEP 2011. 03. 09. "The social inclusion of Roma is one of the most important strategic challenges that Europe faces and at the same time it provides one of the most promising opportunities for the continent", said Lívia Járóka MEP, Rapporteur of the EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion. Today, the document was adopted with an overwhelming majority at the Strasbourg plenary. With this success, a huge step has been taken towards a European level strategy to ease the burdens of Europe's biggest minority group. The Hungarian MEP emphasised that the approach should not merely be based on ethnicity but major economic factors must also be taken into account to reach visible and long-lasting results.
100th Anniversary of the International Women’s Day: Still room for improvement in equal treatment. 2011. 03. 08. A commemorative session was held in the European Parliament on the occasion of the 100th International Woman's Day where Lívia Járóka MEP gave a speech on behalf of the EPP Group. In her comments, the Hungarian MEP emphasised that there was still a lot to do in order to cease gender based wage differences, strengthen women's roles in the family and to ensure the principle of equal treatment.
100 years of celebrating women 2011. 03. 03. Press Release of MEP Járóka Lívia - The European Parliament held an inter-parliamentary session on "Women in politics in the European Union", celebrating the 100th International Women's Day in history. In her speech, Lívia Járóka Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Woman's Rights and Equal Opportunities emphasised the necessity of representing and involving disadvantaged women in politics.