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New resources for housing intervention in favour of Roma

2010. 02. 10.

Press Release of MEP Lívia Járóka (Fidesz/EPP) – The European Parliament held a debate on the regulations governing the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities. In her speech, Lívia Járóka MEP (Fidesz/EPP) welcomed the amendments and urged a community action plan aiming the development of disadvantaged regions and combating the social exclusion of Roma.

Fidesz’ commitment to Roma integration. Lívia Járóka MEP

2010. 01. 22.

"As the only Roma Member of the European Parliament, I strongly object to the recent accusations against Fidesz - the Hungarian Civic Union - suggesting that members of my party have regularly expressed anti-Roma sentiments. Among the more than 140 parties of the 27 Member States represented in the EP, Fidesz was the only political formation to delegate an MEP of Roma origin.

Commissioner Hearings: Šefčovič has to explain his previous anti-Roma remarks next week. Lívia Járóka MEP

2010. 01. 14.

Lívia Járóka MEP held a press conference today on the anti-Roma remark of Commissioner-Designate Maroš Šefčovič in which he claimed that Roma were the "exploiters of the Slovakian welfare system". Járóka, the only Roma Member of the European Parliament, said that such a collective condemnation of Europe's most vulnerable minority was unacceptable. She said that Šefčovič would have the opportunity to explain the issue at his Hearing next week in Strasbourg.

Almunia should keep his independence in the future

2010. 01. 13.

"The area of competition is the portfolio of the European Commission where the political independence of the Commissioner designate cannot be disputed - stressed Enikő Győri, Hungarian MEP (Fidesz) from the European People's Party at today's hearing of Commissioner designate Joaquín Almunia.

EU Budget adoption will support economic recovery – MEP Surján László, EPP Group

2009. 12. 17.

Following several months of negotiations managed by rapporteur László Surján, the EU Budget for 2010 was adopted with a clear support by the European Parliament at the Strasbourg plenary session today. The EPP Group considers this result as a great success, as the budget will provide further support for Europe in the economic recovery.

European Microfinance Facility can help social inclusion and create jobs.

2009. 12. 15.

Joseph Daul, Chairman of the EPP Group, Csaba Őry MEP and Traian Ungureanu MEP - The EPP Group welcomes the successful outcome of the negotiations on the European Microfinance Facility, an EPP project which is set to help people excluded from the conventional credit market to benefit from financial aid to start or develop a microenterprise.

Common Position of Central Eastern European MEPs on the climate negotiations

2009. 12. 04.

Gathering as Members of the European Parliament from Central Eastern European Member States - Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania:

“Historic churches must play an eminent role in the social inclusion of Roma”

2009. 12. 03.

A conference was held in the European Parliament about "The Role of Churches in the Social Inclusion of Roma" hosted by Lívia Járóka MEP. Participants agreed that historic churches might and must play an eminent role in the process of integration.

Lisbon Treaty – New Chance for Europe. József Szajer MEP

2009. 11. 28.

The Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Union in the EPP Group held a conference last Saturday in Budapest, Hungary in anticipation of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009. The aim of the conference was to publicize the Treaty and explain the most significant changes that affect the functioning of the EU institutions.