[Grem] 'A TAPINTAT RÉMURALMA' / a 2021.ápr.30. 'filozófia zoom' folytatása

[Emoke Greschik]

 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reply to Ursula von der Leyen's comments on
the Hungarian child protection law

23/06/2021

*https://primeminister.hu/vikstories/prime-minister-viktor-orbans-reply-ursula-von-der-leyens-comments-hungarian-child-protection-law
<https://primeminister.hu/vikstories/prime-minister-viktor-orbans-reply-ursula-von-der-leyens-comments-hungarian-child-protection-law>*

The communication of the President of the European Commission is a shame
because it is based on untrue claims.

The recently adopted bill protects children’s rights, guarantees parents’
rights, and does not apply to the rights related to sexual orientation of
persons over the age of 18, and as such does not contain any discriminatory
elements.

The communication of the President of the Commission is a shame because the
Hungarian legislation is based on Article 14(3) of the Charter of
Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

The communication of the President of the Commission is a shame because it
publishes a biased political opinion without an impartial investigation.
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‘A shame’: Von der Leyen vows EU will fight Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law

The European Commission president announced initial legal steps in a bid to
stymie the bill.

By Florian Eder <https://www.politico.eu/author/florian-eder/> and Hans von
der Burchard <https://www.politico.eu/author/hans-joachim-von-der-burchard/>

June 23, 2021 10:12 am

*https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commission-legal-steps-hungarys-anti-lgbtq-law/
<https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commission-legal-steps-hungarys-anti-lgbtq-law/>*

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced
initial *legal steps* against Hungary’s new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation,
pledging to use “all the powers of the Commission” to protect EU citizens’
rights.

“The Hungarian bill is a shame,” von der Leyen said Wednesday morning in
Brussels at a press conference
<https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-208216> with Belgian Prime
Minister Alexander De Croo, held to discuss the approval of Belgium’s
coronavirus recovery plan.

The controversial bill, adopted by the Hungarian parliament last week, bans
portraying homosexuality and gender transitioning in content for minors.
Sixteen countries have now endorsed a statement
<https://www.politico.eu/article/its-hungary-vs-everyone-after-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-euro-2020-viktor-orban/>
asking the Commission to take action against the law.

Von der Leyen on Wednesday said she would do just, instructing two of her
commissioners to write a letter to the Hungarian government “expressing our
legal concerns before the bill enters into force.” Justice Commissioner
Didier Reynders and Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton will
prepare the memo.

“I strongly believe in a European Union … where you are free to love who
you want, and I believe in a European Union that embraces diversity,” von
der Leyen said. “So I will use all the powers of the Commission to ensure
that the rights of all EU citizens are guaranteed, whoever you are and
wherever you live.”

Von der Leyen’s announcement marks a further escalation of tensions between
Brussels and Budapest, which are already locked in a fierce battle over
Hungary’s democratic backsliding. The EU has started Article 7 disciplinary
proceedings against Hungary over its concerns, but the process has been
stalled for years. Meanwhile, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has
argued that Brussels should not interfere in national political decisions,
which he says should have primacy over EU law, and blasted what he calls
the “Sovietization” of the EU
<https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/politico-brussels-playbook-macrons-disaster-orbans-trap-lukashenkos-wallet/>
.

Von der Leyen on Wednesday stated explicitly that the Hungarian LGBTQ+ law
violates the EU’s core principles.

“This bill clearly discriminates against people on the basis of their
sexual orientation and it goes against all the values, the fundamental
values, of the European Union,” she said. “This is human dignity, it is
equality and it is the human fundamental rights. So we will not compromise
on these principles.”

Von der Leyen’s remarks were followed by applause in the audience, which
was started by Thomas Dermine, a Belgian state secretary responsible for
the country’s recovery plan.

Later on Wednesday, the Hungarian government struck back at von der Leyen,
saying
<https://abouthungary.hu/news-in-brief/official-government-statement-responding-to-the-comments-of-european-commission-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-on-hungary-s-child-protection-law>
it was her remarks — not the bill — that are “a shame.” The government
statement accused von der Leyen of leveling attacks “based on false
allegations” and pushing a “biased political opinion without a previously
conducted, impartial inquiry.”

The statement also insisted the bill “protects the rights of children,
guarantees the rights of parents and does not apply to the sexual
orientation rights of those over 18 years of age, so it does not contain
any discriminatory elements.”

Von der Leyen did not specify what specific legal steps the Commission
would take, but the most likely scenario is that the Commission will launch
an infringement procedure against Hungary. The first step in such a process
is to send Budapest a letter expressing the EU’s protest.

If Hungary does go forward with the law, the Commission can formally order
Hungary to stop the bill’s implementation via an infringement procedure.
Provided Hungary does not comply with that request, the case could be sent
to the European Court of Justice. The court could then rule that Hungary
must annul or amend the law — and impose a financial penalty if Budapest
does not obey.

With the law not yet implemented, though, the Commission is starting with a
letter outlining its objections.

“It’s a detailed political letter that will set out our legal concerns with
the law,” said a Commission official. “We can only formally infringe once
the law has come into force, so we are warning the Hungarians that we will
do so if they don’t respond to our concerns.”

The Hungarian law has attracted wider public attention across Europe and
the world after UEFA, Europe’s football governing body, forbade the city of
Munich from lighting its football stadium in rainbow colors when Germany
plays Hungary on Wednesday —  itanism.”

*Barbara Moens contributed reporting.*
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