There are also professional and sovereignty reasons for Hungary, together with other member states, to monitor the operation of the new European Public Prosecutor's Office, the EPPO, from the outside. Justice Minister Judit Varga reminded in her interview with Magyar Hírlap that several EU authorities are already protecting the financial interests of the EU, and the prosecutor's office can be a tool for exerting pressure.
We highlight two details from the conversation:
- What is the main reason why Hungary did not join the European Public Prosecutor's Office?
– If it is not mandatory to join something, then it should not be mandatory to join . For us, this is a question of sovereignty, the constitutional position of the prosecutor's office does not allow this. There are also professional reasons for our decision, as the structure of the organization does not appear to be effective for the time being. We look at it from the outside, it will become clear in practice how it works.
- Hungary has already received a lot of criticism for not joining the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
- The double standard is present here as well: a total of five countries - in addition to our country, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Poland - did not join, yet only Hungary is accused of violating the rule of law, not the Danes or the Irish, who are left out of all judicial cooperation.
the full interview here .
