The MEP representatives of the left have been lobbying for years so that Hungary does not receive the EU funds to which it is entitled, which would be needed in addition to many other areas to raise teachers' wages. In a new series starting now, Origo collects the statements of left-wing politicians delegated to Brussels on the subject, which illustrate how their activities significantly contributed to the suspension of EU funds. In the first part, the mine work of Mrs. Gyurcsány, the shadow prime minister of Gyurcsány's party, going back several years is shown.

Although the Hungarian government has repeatedly made it clear that it is committed to raising teachers' wages, members of the European Parliament of the left have been indirectly lobbying against its implementation for years. For the increase would require the EU funds belonging to our country, but the left-wing politicians delegated to Brussels are doing everything they can to prevent the said money from reaching the government, citing such illusory reasons as the rule of law issue (which they have turned into nonsense). Thus, in essence, the EP representatives of the rainbow coalition, who collect nearly HUF 6 million per month, are hindering the improvement of teachers' and vocational teachers' wages.

The Gyurcsány party played a significant role in this mine work, of which Mrs. Gyurcsány, the shadow prime minister and EP representative of the Gyurcsány party, took the lion's share. Ferenc Gyurcsány's wife admitted in an interview with Index the other day: they are making political capital from the fact that the EU funds due to our country are not arriving. He gave the following answer to the journalist's question: "If the Orbán government is doing something wrong, then our job is to tell you how we would do it right. If this is political capital, then yes, we forge it. We show that there is an alternative," said Gyurcsány, who believed that if they were in government, EU funds would already be in Hungary. Although the left usually blames the right-wing cabinet for inflation,

Mrs. Gyurcsány also revealed with a half-sentence that she knows very well: the withholding of funds contributes significantly to the rise in prices.

Mrs. Gyurcsány did not hide the fact that the Gyurcsány party continues to pursue a policy directed against the government and adversely affecting the Hungarian economy, which dates back several years.

For example, in February 2021, Mrs. Gyurcsány asked the European Commission to send EU funds to municipalities instead of the Hungarian government, as well as to "civilian" organizations engaged in political activity but not elected by anyone. - Any government that wants to decide on the use of EU funds alone (...) wants to steal. Therefore, in my speech today, I asked the Commission to

instead of such governments, the money is given directly to the local government and NGOs - said Gyurcsány at the time, who insisted that the recovery funds intended for Hungary would be "divided by the Orbáns among themselves".

And in October 2021, Mrs. Gyurcsány urged that Brussels initiate a rule of law procedure against Hungary, and even threatened the EU's executive body.

– The European Parliament has waited until now, it is suing the European Commission, because the prosecution of the Orbáns for the use of EU funds has not yet started. However, the rule of law mechanism has been in effect since January, i.e. the procedure that can be used to hold accountable governments that destroy the rule of law and steal EU funds - explained the Gyurcsány representative, who believed that

it is "time" for the rule of law procedure punishing our country to start. Among other things, he justified this with such empty slogans that the government is "destroying Hungarian democracy without control" .

Gyurcsány took an active part in the creation of the updated version of the Sargentini report prepared under the pretext of examining the Hungarian rule of law, and the Delbos-Corfield report. In the draft published last April, the European Commission was asked to

to refrain from approving the Hungarian plan submitted to the recovery fund. Out of 230 amendments, Mrs. Gyurcsány agreed to 27. It is not surprising that none of these points were aimed at protecting Hungary .

The motion contains such twists and turns as, for example, that the European Parliament "welcomes" the decision to apply the regulation on the rule of law conditions in the case of Hungary. In addition, they identified the risk of misuse of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Building Facility and called on the EC to refrain from approving the Hungarian plan.

Source: Origo

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