EPP-tip for suspension of Orban's Fidesz party

The EPP is pleased to Suspend the membership of Hungary's ruling party Fidesz. But the result seems already clear to us. At least the top of the party Alliance called for a suspension of Orban's party.

the top of The European people's party, has officially proposed to set the membership of the Fidesz party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for the time being on ice. This EPP-Board member Esther de informed by the Dutch member party CDV.

The suspension should apply until a Council of wise men under the leadership of the former EU-has evaluated Ratschefs Herman van Rompuy, whether the Fidesz fulfilled in the long term, the criteria for membership in the EPP. Until then, the rights to rest, as the candidacy for the party post or participate in EPP Meeting.

A suspension, does not want to accept the Fidesz party. "In such a case, the party enters immediately from the EPP," said the Hungarian Chancellery Minister and Fidesz Deputy chief Gergely Gulyas.

are Currently represented in the European Parliament a total of 750 members. They do not organize themselves by Nations, but by political affiliation in the groups. There are currently eight. The European people's party (EPP) is the largest group with 217 members. 11 EPP MEPs from the Hungarian Fidesz party.

deliberations in Brussels

On the proposal for a suspension of the members of the party group of the CDU and the CSU are currently in Brussels. The two German Union parties are behind the proposal and the assessment by the Committee of wise men. Federal Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz said, his ÖVP support this approach.

The decision would follow the proposal of the CDU-Boss Annegret Kramp-karrenbauer. "As long as Fidesz does not make the trust completely, it can remain in a normal full membership," said Kramp-Karrenbauer. "A statutory Freeze of membership and the rights associated with it, such as Weber thought, would be a viable option."

most of all, this poster led the Europe-wide outrage, because of the anti-Semitic overtones.

Because of Anti-Brussels campaign in criticism

critics of Orban, Hungary since the years of democracy and the rule of law to undermine, to bring critical media to Silence and weaken the Opposition by repressive measures such as arbitrary fines.

Orban was also most recently with its Anti-Brussels campaign in the criticism. His government had launched in February with a poster campaign against the American billionaire George Soros and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who is also a member of the EPP. Budapest accuses you of, they wanted to oblige the EU countries to the Refugee and national border protection weaknesses.

in addition, Orban EPP had referred to politicians as "useful idiots". 13 of the 51 national EPP member parties requested the exclusion of Fidesz or the provisional suspension of the membership.