Speeches

Dear Madam President, At the Budapest Pride we saw everything that confirms that Pride was a political provocation conducted from abroad. 71 MEPs came and thanks to them we are now holding the fiftieth Pride debate in this house. A European Commissioner came to Budapest in person to announce a EUR 1.5 billion NGO funding package with the left-wing mayor. Not that the EU would otherwise not fill the LGBTQ lobby with millions. and the evening before Pride, while international summits followed, yet Ursula von der Leyen found time to send a personalised video message on a matter in which she has no competence. When illegal immigrants attack, they don't send video messages to victims or family members. Does anyone believe it wasn't a political circus? We know the recipe, left-wing activists always work from the same Alinsky handbook. Leftist provocations always have the same goal: Violence and, of course, left-wing media are eager to catch the moment and tell the world that oppression has taken place. That's what they were doing in Budapest, but it didn't work. We Hungarians do not ask for ideological colonization. In a referendum, 3.7 million Hungarians voted in favour of our child protection measures. We're on their side.

Dear Madam President, This report on Georgia is a disgrace, a disgrace to the European Parliament. It is neither European nor democratic in nature and lacks the most basic respect. It is clear, however, that the majority of the European Parliament wants a puppet government in Georgia, and until that happens, you are deliberately working to exacerbate European-Georgian relations. That is exactly the purpose of your report, to mention just a few points. The EP wants to tell Georgians who can be in government, to hold new elections, when, who can organise, who can control the result, and essentially, I quote from the report, ‘what is the real will of the people’. You know that better. The EP wants to decide who the real Georgian civilians are. Those funded by the Biden government through USAID. Now that the Trump administration has blocked money from the global left-wing activist network, they want the EU to adopt these organizations. The European Parliament also wants to decide Georgia's foreign policy. It is a national competence even for EU countries. You do not see Georgia as a partner, but as a colony. We do not need sanctions, but a frank dialogue that respects Georgia's sovereignty, its geopolitical position and focuses on common European-Georgian interests.

Mr President, socialists, liberals and Greens always get away with corruption. This was the case of socialists in Qatargate. This is the case of former Commissioner Reynders, a liberal. This is the case of former Commissioner Timmermans and the green NGOs. All of these corruption scandals are swept under the rug because of the political alliance of the EPP socialists and the liberals. This makes the EPP and Partido Popular a hostage to Pedro Sanchez's corruption in Spain. But another topic. Welcome the MEPs of Tisza back to the Parliament! They were here for the morning debate, they were here for the afternoon debate, but they did not come to vote at noon. When we voted on EU funds for Hungary. When we voted to close Article 7 proceedings against Hungary. Their Brussels party voted against Hungary in everything, as they were asked to do. I'm sure Kinga Kollár is still very happy about it. Shame on you.

There's also Article 14 of the Fundamental Rights Charter, which allows for each and every country to legislate on education affairs as they wish, according to the spirit and the worldview that parents think the education their children should get. Somehow, the courts always ignore Article 14. As I mentioned in my speech in Hungarian – perhaps the translation was not adequate – the European Convention on Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights all state in clauses about freedom of assembly that there are exceptions to this, especially national security, healthcare and moral reasons.

Dear Mr President, In recent years, the organizations organizing the Budapest Pride have received foreign subsidies in the order of HUF 100 million, and the various other supporting organizations in the order of billions. These funds came from George Soros' Open Society Foundation, other organizations of the Soros network and foreign governments. Just here in the EP, dozens of left-liberal MEPs announced that they would attend the Budapest Pride. In addition, freedom of assembly is a fundamental freedom and an important pillar of any democracy, and should therefore be particularly protected, but not pre-eminent. For us in Hungary, the mental and physical health and development of children comes first. That's what our Child Protection Act is all about. We have also adapted the law on assembly to this, and various international human rights treaties make this possible. Unfortunately, Pride parades regularly involve people who are sexually provocative, philosophically offensive, or simply not wearing street equipment, and this has nothing to do with who's sexual orientation. We do not want to expose our children to this. In private, everyone loves whoever they want. Hungarian law guarantees non-discrimination. So with foreign participants, with foreign financial support, with foreign political support, they want to organize an event in Hungary that would violate the Hungarian child protection law, which is supported by the vast majority of the Hungarian people. Respect that.

Congresswoman, I'm sorry. He did not appear to have read the draft report. It is in this, and the author regrets, that Hungary has been able to reach an agreement with the European Commission on certain issues, and Hungary now has access to previously frozen funds. In addition, the same report demands that all EU funds due to Hungary be frozen. I very much hope that, as a result, you will convince your EPP allies and vote against this report when it is voted on. Because unfortunately it is the experience, and your fellow Member said that you are on the positive side, and he said: They are looking for the positive side of the fact that these funds have been frozen, and that is none other than your ...

Dear Madam President, The European Union is making fun of the rule of law. Just to mention a few examples: The left-liberal majority of the EP demands that all EU funds due to Hungary be frozen. Kinga Kollár, a member of the House of Representatives, also explained why: By freezing EU funds and hindering domestic development, the countries are watching for their own political benefits. Manfred Weber and Ursula von der Leyen want to help her take power. This has nothing to do with the rule of law. The Hungarians do not want Ukraine to join the EU at an accelerated pace, so this parliament would rather withdraw our right to vote in the Council under the Article 7 procedure. Left-liberal MEPs also demand the role of accuser, judge and firing squad. It has nothing to do with the rule of law. Moreover, foreign policy has always been a national competence in the EU. And last but not least, millions of illegal migrants have arrived in the EU, the vast majority of them are still here. The rule of law would require them to be deported. Unfortunately, the rule of law in this house is nothing more than a cynical political weapon, not a real rule of law.

Mr. President, please. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Unfortunately, you have no idea what you're talking about. You said that in 2017 the EU reintroduced the Transparency Act. This allowed foreign interference in the Hungarian elections in 2022. Do you really have no idea about the history? Foreign interference in 2022 is undeniable. From George Soros and his circles, $8 million came to the left-wing political figures, another $2 million came from a Swiss account. The Biden administration announced a $35 million USAID program in '22 specifically aimed at political influence in Central Europe. The political, corrupt and ideologically left-wing nature of these projects has been publicly acknowledged by the new US administration. Thank you to the Trump administration for investigating these programs and exposing the left-wing corruption network. The Hungarian people are tired of foreign interference and have a perfectly legitimate expectation that we will put an end to it.

The Left, the Socialists, the EPP and the Greens want to attack Hungary on the basis of a draft law that hasn't even been approved yet. How absurd is that? What isn't absurd – what is real – is the foreign interference we have witnessed in the 2022 Hungarian elections. It is well documented. Your political allies have been the beneficiaries of foreign interference. Now we see the same interference in the Polish presidential elections. The same company funded by Soros is now now called Estratos and the same organisation called Action for Democracy are back. In Hungary, we will defend our democracy from foreign interference. How do we do it? What measures will be necessary... (The President cut off the speaker)

I'm sorry, but children need real protection and politicians who actually stand up for their interests. And that's what we've been doing for 15 years. Unlike you, who go to children's homes to give gifts, and then because they can't meet the standards, they will take the Christmas gifts. I'm sorry, but think about what you are doing. And speaking of child protection. I very much hope that you will then say that you support banning sexual content and gender ideology from schools and kindergartens.

Madam President, Hungary has been at the forefront in fighting back against woke initiatives, including gender ideology. Non-discrimination – including based on sexual orientation – is, of course, guaranteed by Hungarian law. In Hungary, we put parents and children first. We banned all sexual propaganda from schools and restricted accidental exposure of minors to sexually explicit content. Naturally, this should apply to public events, too. We stand with the right of parents to decide what is best for the physical, moral and intellectual development of their children. In response, we were sued by the European Commission and 16 Member States. Several of our critics allow, in their countries, medical interference in the sexual development of minors. In your countries, if you want to tell your children that sex change is real or that they should invent their own gender, we will not agree, but we will not try to interfere in your countries. You shouldn't in ours!

We had our own proposal to talk about this. We wanted to talk about this here in the European Parliament, so we supported this proposal – our proposal, of course. I believe it's a very serious issue that courts decide instead of European citizens and voters. They have all the information necessary to make their choice. In my country, just recently, we had a by-election because of a criminal case against a Member of Parliament. He resigned. We had new elections and people voted. Unfortunately, the socialist criminal was re-elected. It's a very sad situation, but I believe that people can make the right choice for themselves. It's not for courts to decide instead of elections.

Dear Madam President, The European Parliament's favourite occupation is to educate the world about democracy and human rights. And the moment came again: We can discuss the human rights report 2024. The European Union is a peace and freedom project. It would be good to lead by example. It is heard on numerous occasions in the European Parliament, and the authors of this report also demand that the human rights approach should play a decisive role in the EU's external relations. But if the world were to write a report about us, about the European Union, what would be in it? Couldn't you be concerned that in just a few months, two leading presidential candidates in two countries have been eliminated from the competition? Will the EU make any diplomatic efforts to restore peace in Ukraine? It is well known that war is the gravest risk to human rights. Corruption cases are on the rise in Brussels. Should the rest of the world adopt sanctions against our leaders? And the cases could still be listed. It is time to turn the EU into a peace and freedom project again.

Dear Madam President, It is not a bit ironic, however, when the Brussels elite is concerned about democracy, transparency and corruption. Let's take them one by one. Democracy: They're trying to make the right-wing politician, Marine Le Pen, legally impossible. Why is that? Because he's a patriot, because he's against the globalist elite, and because he's the most likely presidential candidate. Transparency: the European Commission has still not published the vaccine contract or its preparatory texts to Ursula von der Leyen. Corruption: The biggest corruption system in America is being unveiled, built around USAID. However, the EU is also heavily involved in the financing of fake NGO's and the left-liberal media. The left reacts hysterically when someone calls into question the funding of organisations that lie to themselves as civilians. The corruption cases of EPP, Socialist or even Liberal MEPs and European Commissioners are such that there is no time to list them. We need a change in Brussels. The corrupt, globalist elite will be replaced by patriots.

Dear Madam President, A few months ago, the International Criminal Court equated the leaders of the terrorist group Hamas with the leaders of Israel, which suffered the attacks on 7 October. This moral relativism is unworthy not only of the International Criminal Court, but of any court. The Hungarian government continues to welcome Israeli leaders to Hungary. The US has announced sanctions against members of the court, and President Trump has received Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington. If our privileged allies believe that the International Criminal Court has been severely politicised, then perhaps it is time for us, on the part of the European Union, to re-evaluate our relationship with the Court.

Oh, Congresswoman. You have just condemned the government and the U.S.-Hungarian relations, while the division of the EU Member States was caused by the previous U.S. administration, Joe Biden's administration. They took this measure before January 20. What do you think of that?

Madam President, free trade is the policy of leading economic powers. They sometimes even resort to dumping, selling with a loss to stifle rising competition. Challengers use protectionism to prevent leading competitors from undercutting prices and to protect the viability of their own industry. The chip war between the US and China showed what happens when you choose the wrong strategy. Joe Biden chose to repeat this mistake in the last days of his presidency, this time punishing many of America's allies. It is not our job to solve America's problems. I want a competitive European economy – for that, we need a robust digital sector, something that we don't have today. We want to build the future of the European economy on leading tech and innovation supplied by other economies. In fact, our exposure in the digital sector is borderline suicidal and unworthy of our great continent. We need to create a European domestic demand for home-grown digital businesses and less regulation. There is no European prosperity without our own digital sector.

No, what I'm saying is that the EU Migration and Asylum Pact sucks and it failed even before application. What we should be doing is working together to defend our external borders together. Unfortunately, this House denies the possibility of Frontex doing that. If we don't protect our external borders together, if we don't step up against third countries who refuse to accept their unwanted nationals from Europe, then in fact we should use the common market as a tool. That's what I'm saying.

Madam President, where there's a will, there's a way. With tariffs, the new Trump administration has showed the world how quickly countries will change their position and cooperate to stop illegal immigration. Several countries are now accepting the return of their unwanted nationals from America and beefing up border protection. And Donald Trump's approval ratings are through the roof. Let's make Europe great again. Let us in Europe apply the same recipe. The EU is the largest market in the world. The EU is one of the largest donors of aid in the world. We should use tariffs and economic means against countries that refuse to accept the return of their nationals from Europe. Colombia, Mexico, Canada; initially, they all refused to cooperate with America. When Donald Trump announced extra tariffs, they quickly agreed to receive their nationals and send extra troops to the border to stop the flow of illegal migrants and drugs. Tariffs were quickly suspended. Trade continues, but the borders are more secure. This is how it's done. This is how to make European borders secure again.

Madam President, 'that we do not have control over the wave of violence is quite obvious'. This is a quote from the Swedish Prime Minister and a damning confession. Migrant gang wars have been plaguing Sweden for years now, and bomb attacks surged to a level comparable only to failed states. Citizens are scared and outraged for a reason. Who is to blame? The current government's responsibility is limited in this mess. This is the fault of left‑wing elites who allowed mass immigration and adhered to the open borders ideology of George Soros. The EU's migration policy is madness. More and more countries refuse to apply the rules. They bring chaos, violence, death and the breakdown of rule of law. Even in Sweden, even if you are one of the wealthiest and most respected nations on earth: Swedes, this may happen. Swedes simply deserve better. Yet the European Commission is still looking to punish those who defend our common external borders, like my country, Hungary. We need zero tolerance regarding illegal immigration. We need to support all the countries that defend our external borders, and we need to remove all illegals from the EU, and we need to severely punish all violent criminals. Gang warfare in European cities is un‑European. The European Commission's weakness on border protection is anti-European. We need to make Europe great again. We need to make European borders secure again.

Mr President, EU countries want border walls and other barriers against illegal immigration, and the EU should pay for it. The majority of European leaders demanded that the European Commission immediately mobilise substantial funding for this. This was two years ago and Ursula von der Leyen did nothing. What did the Commission do instead? They sued Hungary for defending the EU's external borders. For not allowing illegal entry into the EU, Hungary received a EUR 200 million fine. In addition, they demand that we pay a fine of EUR 1 million for each and every day that we refuse to give up our efforts to keep illegal migrants out of the EU. European citizens don't want a Christmas like in Magdeburg. They don't want a New Year's Eve like in Brussels or Cologne. Europeans want tough border protection on the outer borders of the European Union. The radical ideology of Brussels elites about open borders is a failure. It goes against the will of EU governments, it goes against the will of European citizens and it goes against common sense. Ultimately, European citizens pay the highest price for it. In 10 years, Hungary has already spent EUR 2 billion to defend the EU's borders on the south. In the east, several countries are now spending vast resources to keep illegal immigrants out. Pay for the fence in Hungary; pay for the fence in Finland; pay for the fence in Poland and all other countries that defend our external borders. This was the demand of the European governments so that European citizens won't have to pay with their blood.

If I understand, you're from the European People's Party and you have supported the adoption of the EU migration pact, which includes an element about mandatory relocation or a EUR 20 000 fine per migrant for each and every Member State. Taking into consideration the events of today and the consequential and permanently happening terror attacks in Germany, are you and is the EPP finally willing to take the relocation element out of the migration pact and the EUR 20 000 fine out of the migration pact? Or do you want to continue with this lunacy?