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What is this if not a double standard?

2024. 01. 18.

Yesterday evening, the European Parliament debated the resurgence of neo-fascism in Europe at the request of the left, especially in view of the parade held on January 7 in Rome, where some people used fascist arm salutations. Fidesz MEP Enikő Győri said in her speech: “In Hungary, the use of symbols of any kind of totalitarian regime is a criminal offence, with serious consequences, as it should be. However, I am speaking out to protest against the left’s attempt to make political profit out of the events. The EP should not be a place for hatred and double standards, instead of focusing on legislation in the interests of European citizens.”

The MEP stressed that “the left side, with the complicity of the European People’s Party (EPP), is constantly attacking conservative governments, while the excesses of the left are systematically dismissed as internal affairs. For example, Hungary gained partial access to the EU funds it is entitled to because it is implementing the Commission’s demands. In response, an EPP MEP, an elected member of the Court of Auditors, who should be bound by impartiality, is denigrating my country and fighting to take away our right to vote. In Poland, illegal purges are taking place and Brussels is silent. A reoccurring event for 46 years in Italy is suddenly in the spotlight because they have a conservative government. At the same time, in Spain, the judiciary is subordinated to the parliament, but a Socialist government representative says: “When we debate national issues in the EP, it undermines our values. “What is this if not a double standard?! Only European citizens can set this Parliament on a new course in June.”