Life imprisonment without eligibility for parole will definitely remain a part of Hungarian law, the candidate for justice minister in Hungary's new government said at a parliamentary hearing on 3 June 2014. Mr Trócsányi emphasized later at a hearing of Parliament's European affairs committee that he would represent the principle of constitutional identity as against the European Union's "legislation in stealth" as Hungary has not relinquished its sovereignty in the EU either.
He also ruled out introducing capital punishment, which would entail leaving the Council of Europe. He told the Parliament's justice affairs committee that law would in the future serve the interests of the community above those of the individual. He said he would draw on his experiences as a lawyer, university lecturer and ambassador if he were appointed to the post of justice minister. The committee supported Mr Trócsányi's nomination with 7 votes in favour, 2 against and two abstentions.
At a hearing of Parliament's European affairs committee he stated that the EU seeks to extend its scope of legislation which endangers subsidiarity, namely the principle that decisions should be made at the level where problems emerge. Mr Trócsányi said he would represent the principle of constitutional identity as against the European Union's "legislation in stealth" as Hungary has not relinquished its sovereignty in the EU either.
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The ministry will need to help the European Commission in enforcing subsidiarity and warn it if a legislation in the pipeline violates that principle, he said. Mr Trócsányi called reactions concerning Hungary in the wake of EU procedures "excessive and exaggerated".
He said that out of the 14 infringement procedures launched against the country merely five ended with reprimand. At present Hungary is subject to 19 EU procedures concerning substance, which is one of the fewest from among the 28 member states, the candidate said. The committee supported Trócsányi's nomination with 6 votes in favour, one against and two abstentions.
(Ministry of Justice)
