This was not the first time Oliver Varheli had been arrested by MPs.
At the initiative of four factions of the European Parliament Oliver Varheli Exemption of the Hungarian EU Commissioner With Ursula von der Leyenin the President of the European Commission – at least in the event that Varheli does not resign voluntarily – He writes in his article Tuesday hvg.hu
According to the portal, it is unanimously supported by the Social Democrats, the Green Party, the liberal Renew Europe Party and the far-left Representative Group. That messageIt has been signed by 12 MEPs and is expected to be sent to Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday. In it, the actors criticize Oliver Varheli, the Commissioner responsible for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy, who announced last week the withdrawal of European Union funds allocated to Palestine – without authorization and without any consultations.
Commissioner Varheli did not have the authority to unilaterally make a decision on this matter and formally announce this on his social media pages without taking this decision through appropriate action.
– He reads the message. The Commissioner’s action has raised security in many capitals, and even the Secretary-General of the United Nations has asked the European Union not to take such a decision. The avalanche that began with Varheli’s announcement will certainly come at the highest level, at a video conference of heads of state and government on Tuesday evening, and it is no coincidence that von der Leyen has been called to action now.
“We no longer condone Mr. Varheli’s actions, which are harmful to the EU institutions and their democratic functioning. Therefore, we ask Commissioner Varheli to resign or be relieved of his position,” the authors of the letter quoted, who also mentioned that Olivier Varheli stunned the entire European Parliament in February this year when He said into the microphone that remained on, after the actors asked him these questions
How many idiots are there?
Featured image: Oliver Varhelyi, the European Commission member responsible for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy, gives a press conference at the informal meeting of EU affairs ministers in Murcia, southeastern Spain, on September 28, 2023. MTI/EPA-EFE/Marcial Guillén
