Last week, Gyurcsany told parliament that "Hungary today has a traitor government and prime minister". After Kover reprimanded him, Gyurcsany said "the House Speaker is behaving like the worst [Communist] party secretary", and the Speaker withdrew his right to speak further, the party said.

Gyurcsany also said that Kover had been abusing his power by restricting lawmakers' freedom of speech.

Gyurcsany said he had expressed his opinion "very calmly". "According to Kover, that costs 14 million."

DK is planning to go "as far as Strasbourg", Gyurcsany added.

Meanwhile, DK to submit package of anti-corruption laws to parlt

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will on Monday submit a package of anti-corruption laws to enforce the fulfilment of promises the government has made to the European Commission, the party's leader said.

Ferenc Gyurcsany told a press conference streamed also online on Friday that Hungary was not getting some 8,000 billion forints (EUR 20bn) worth of funding from the EU as a result of a years-long dispute going on between the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Council, and the Hungarian government.

Part of this money, some 400-600 billion forints, could be lost for good within two and a half months when the deadline expires after which "it is not possible anymore to discuss under what conditions the money could arrive", Gyurcsany said. Additionally, there is a daily fine Hungary must pay, meaning "we paid 400 million yesterday, we are paying 400 million today and will pay another 400 million tomorrow," he said.

He said the government had earlier promised to the EC to fulfil 27 "milestones" that would solve this problem, 24 of which it failed to fulfil.

As a result, DK will submit its proposals, including the introduction of a "corruption fee" payable by the leaders and "real" owners of companies that had caused Hungary's getting fined. Additionally, DK proposes that "the central budget cut ties with institutions and companies that directly or indirectly take taxpayers' money to tax havens," Gyurcsany said.

DK also proposes that regardless of whether Hungary becomes a member of the European Public Prosecutor's Office or not, "the extent and depth of cooperation should be the same as if it was a member".
 

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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