The Danish Chancellor lied about Hungary and Zoltán Kovács restored it as his order

Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod is The Althing wrote an opinion piece for a news portal Poland and Hungary could undermine EU funds Zoltán Kovács, Secretary of State for Communication and International Relations, tore the post to shreds in a response article.

The head of Danish diplomacy accuses Hungary and Poland of “trampling” democratic values, undermining the independence of the judiciary and questioning freedom of the press.

– says Zoltán Kovács.

Contrary to Kofod’s claim that the rule of law may “seem abstract, but is actually incredibly specific”, the main problem with using the rule of law as a criterion for allocating EU funds to Member States is that the term it is too ambiguous. It is simply not correct that funding depends on a concept that has not yet been adequately defined at the EU level, the Secretary of State said, adding that in the last decade the EU has practically destroyed the concept of the rule of law for its liberal current.

“Hearing that Denmark’s concern about the functioning of our judicial systems lies in the fact that 52 per cent of Danish exports flow to the common EU market. (…) Hungary also does not need to be reminded of the importance of the EU market. Given that around 79 per cent of our exports go to EU member states, (…) we make upholding European norms and values, including the rule of law and other primary aspects, of utmost importance ” , writes Zoltán Kovács.

Finally, he states: “Hungary has no interest in jeopardizing these things by undermining the rule of law, restricting the independence of the judiciary or silencing critical media. Chancellor Kofod’s argument is reminiscent of many others we have come across multiple times before – many policies and few facts. “

(Following MTI)