"The current authoritarian developments in the Hungarian government are unprecedented in the history  of the European Union. Revoking the voting rights of the Republic of Hungary in the Council is the only way to show the Hungarian government the seriousness of the situation and to leave no doubt as to the democratic will of the EU" states LYMEC President Alexander Plahr.

 

"The European Union is first and foremost a union of values. Limiting the parliamentary budget powers, the independence of the Central Bank, the judiciary and the media cannot be accepted in any European Member State. The steady erosion of Hungarian democracy and open society by the authoritarian Viktor Orbán must be opposed at all costs." 

 

“We equally call on the member parties of the European People’s Party (EPP) and especially the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP) to  clearly distance themselves from Orbáns Fidesz party (Magyar Polgári Szövetség) and to review its membership at their next congresses.” Plahr demands.