At a two-day conference organised for Justice Ministers in Strasbourg under the title ‘Justice in Europe facing the challenges of digital technology’, representatives of the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe exchanged views on the new opportunities that have opened up in the digital era in access to law and justice, and the impacts of digital technology on criminal justice.
The budget proposal presented on Tuesday by Finland which currently holds the EU presidency is completely unacceptable for Hungary as it further reduces cohesion funds within development allocations, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Tuesday after the meeting of the General Affairs Council of EU Member States held in Luxembourg.
One of the greatest challenges of the 21st century is to follow up, from a legal point of view, the changes that have been taking place around us for almost twenty years, the Justice Minister stated at an expert forum held on Thursday in Zalakaros.
On the occasion of the council meeting, justice ministers conducted an exchange regarding anti-corruption measures. According to the majority of Member States, it is worth looking into the legitimacy of an EU strategy or action plan. They took the view that it would significantly contribute to the international role of the EU in the fight against corruption if they were a full member of GRECO.
If (the proceedings) were not conducted on the basis of a political order, they could have been closed yesterday, or even a year ago as there are legal answers to the accusations, the Justice Minister said on Tuesday talking to the public service television news channel M1 about the proceedings instituted against Hungary under Article Seven.
The Justice Minister described the Brussels hearing on Monday as a pro-immigration revenge campaign at a press conference held in Brussels.
We have come to defend Hungary, Justice Minister Judit Varga stated arriving at the meeting of EU ministers in Brussels where on Monday ministers will conduct a hearing about the proceedings instituted against Hungary under Article Seven.
Hungarians and Germans continue to remain tied together by a close friendship, and cooperation between the two countries extends to a great many areas, from defence policy to digitisation, Justice Minister Judit Varga stressed on Wednesday in Berlin where she had talks with several senior German politicians and attended the meeting of the Hungarian-German Forum.
“Hungary has demonstrated that we can protect our borders and stop inland migration; Life and the facts have proven us right: the immigration policy represented by the Visegrád countries is the correct one”, Minister of Justice Judit Varga said in an interview published in Thursday’s edition of Hungarian political weekly Figyelő.
The double standards applied in the proposal regarding the European Union’s financial framework for the period between 2021 and 2027 are unacceptable as is the reduction of cohesion funds and the funds of the common agricultural policy, Justice Minister Judit Varga pointed out after she had talks on Monday in Brussels with the minister for European affairs of Finland currently holding the EU presidency.