So, who were the "EP representatives of the year"? Katalin Cseh and István Ujhelyi

Katalin Cseh, Member of the European Parliament (EP) of the Momentum Movement, and István Ujhelyi, Member of Parliament of the MSZP, were elected MEPs of the year, the biweekly newspaper dealing with EU politics, The Parliament Magazine, wrote on its Twitter page on Thursday.

The award is announced and presented annually by The Parliament Magazine, a fortnightly newspaper dealing with EU politics. Politicians compete in several categories, who can be nominated by individuals, representatives, interest protection and civil organizations. From the received nominations, one EP representative is selected in several categories based on who and how many nominated them, as well as what real reasons and work support their nomination.

Katalin Cseh, the coronavirus expert

Katalin Cseh won the award in the category of responses to the crisis caused by the coronavirus.

"This award means a lot, the fact that you still recognize my work, thank you. I will continue to work for a stronger and more united Europe, for the people, so that the European Union is a resilient community that provides real answers to challenges"

- the EP representative wrote in his Twitter message.

Unknown sides of Ujhelyi: infrastructure, transport and tourism

This year, István Ujhelyi won the award in the infrastructure, transport and tourism category, primarily in recognition of his work in the implementation and development of the free InterRail pass program, as well as his work for the tourism sector, which has been heavily affected by the coronavirus epidemic, as the vice-chairman of the EP committee responsible for tourism. In 2017, the MSZP politician also won the award in the transport category.

In his statement to MTI, István Ujhelyi wrote: winning the award

"the most important confirmations of the effectiveness of my work in Brussels".

According to his words, it was clearly recognized in Brussels that, on behalf of the Hungarian people, many pioneering programs, such as the European Health Union, the free InterRail pass program, or initiatives strengthening the cooperation of professional tourism organizations, finally managed to put on the table meaningful initiatives that bring European attention to the sector. - added István Ujhelyi.

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