My work / In Bruxelles

2011-09-14

New parliamentary session to begin in Strasburg

MEPs voted overwhelmingly for (431 for, 49 against, 48 abstain) the modification of the regulation regarding FRONTEX (European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union) on Tuesday, September 13th during the first plenary session of the European Parliament in the new working year.

2011-07-07

The EU2020 strategy needs to serve the development of the entire EU

The program of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the analysis of the financial, economic and social crisis, as well as the outlining of necessary measures and initiatives were some of the main subjects of debates at the plenary session of the European Parliament on the 6th of July.

2011-06-30

Preparations for the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of Families can be the driving force behind the social Europe initiative

The twentieth anniversary of the International Year of Families, as declared by the UN in 1994, is preceded by intense preparations. The first event of these preparations was constituted by the conference entitled “Interregional solidarity: perceptions, rights, responsibilities” held in Brussels at the European Parliament on June 29th.

2011-06-29

About the future of High Nature Value Farming in the EP

MEPs Csaba Sógor (DAHR), George Lyon (Scottish, ALDE) and Iratxe García Pérez (Basque, S&D) organized a conference in the European Parliament about the role and future of the High Nature Value Farming in the Common Agricultural Policy on the 28th of June.

2011-06-23

The principle of subsidiarity should be mandatory for member states also

DAHR’s MEP Csaba Sógor called his colleagues’ attention to the dangers of the territorial reorganization of Romanian during the one-minute speeches of the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels on the 22nd of June.

2011-06-17

Open letter to Jerzy Buzek

Dear Mr. President, I would like to bring to your attention an unfortunate incident that happened in the meeting of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) on Wednesday, June 15.

2011-06-16

Romanian attack on language rights in the EP

Hungarian Minister of Administration and Justice and vice-prime minister, Tibor Navracsics and Hungarian Minister of Internal Affairs, Sándor Pintér presented the results of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and answered MEPs’ questions during the June 16th debate of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee of the European Parliament.

2011-06-09

Hungarians living outside the borders are still being discriminated in the countries that attack the Hungarian Constitution

The new Hungarian Constitution was the subject of debate at the Wednesday, June the 8th meeting of the plenary session of the European Parliament. The issue was put on the agenda due to the pressure of the liberal, socialist, green and communist political groups and Commissioner Viviane Reding also attended the debate.

2011-06-08

Abolition of internal border controls is a great achievement of the European integration

One of the key issues of the plenary session of the European Parliament in June consisted of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Shengen Area. The Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee of the EP supported the issue through its opinion on the subject, but rapporteur of the subject Carlo Coelho (EPP, Portugal) analyzed the preparations made by the two member states and emphasized that the EP still requires confirmation about the additional measures in regard to the implementation.

2011-06-07

Csaba Sógor spoke of the manifestations against Hungarians in Romania on the plenary session of the EP

DAHR’s MEP Csaba Sógor raised his voice against recent manifestations against Hungarians in Romania during the one-minute speeches at the first day of the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.