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From 6 to 7 December, in Budapest, members of the European Parliament group “Patriots for Europe”, founded by the Fidesz party, can hold their external meeting, People's word From Brussels sources
In principle, the final decision will be taken by the Conference of Presidents, which plays the role of a House Committee in the European Parliament, at its meeting next Thursday. The newspaper learns that the Board of Directors approves such requests without discussion. They must formally approve it because the European Parliament also contributes to the costs of external group meetings, for example by providing interpreters. PfE spokesman Nebzava asked about the Budapest meeting, but Alonso de Mendoza said he knew nothing of the sort.
In June, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán adopted a national manifesto in Vienna in collaboration with Herbert Kickl, head of the Austrian Freedom Party, and former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, head of the Anu party. Orbán then called on Patriots for Europe He held a press conferenceIn which he said that European policy must change and a new era must begin.
On July 8, the group was established as the third largest group of representatives in the European Parliament. Since then, MEPs have quarantined Orbán's faction, and none of their members have been elected as Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament. On Tuesday, Anna Brykka and Tomasz Buczek, MEPs from the far-right Polish Federation, announced that they had joined the Patriots for Europe faction, so the People's Party for Europe now consists of 13 countries, 14 parties and 86 representatives.
