The European Commission is not telling the truth about the approval of the Hungarian recovery plan, with regard to all the details of the Hungarian plan, a full agreement was previously reached between the Brussels body and the representatives of the Hungarian government, however, due to the political hysteria that arose in connection with the child protection law, this process stopped, he stated. Enikő Győri, Fidesz member of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, in his statement to the Hungarian public media on Wednesday evening.
The representative explained in connection with the debate about the recovery fund to offset the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus epidemic: the commissioners responsible for the recovery funds have stated on several occasions that there are no double standards. "But no answer was received to the question of whether the other member states were also sent an endless series of questions during the negotiations regarding action against corruption and fraud," he added.
As he put it, it also shows the application of a double standard that it is not enough for the committee that, according to the report of the European Court of Auditors, Hungary used the resources of the last financial period well above the EU average. In addition, he added, he was one of the first to accept, submit to the European Commission and receive approval for his national anti-fraud strategy. Hungary is among the states that cooperate best with the EU anti-fraud office, OLAF, and was the first to conclude a cooperation agreement with the European Public Prosecutor's Office among the countries that are not members of it, he pointed out.
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