Fidesz joins CoE Conservatives Group

Speaking over the phone on the sidelines of the first day of a week-long PACE meeting, Zsolt Nemeth said joining the party group was an important step to right-wing cooperation within the Assembly.

EC/DA is the party of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, and Italy’s League and Fratelli d’Italia parties, among others, Nemeth said.

Meanwhile, Hungary’s other ruling party, the Christian Democrat KDNP, continues to work in EPP-CD, the European People’s Party’s body in PACE, Nemeth said.

At the same meeting, Nemeth was elected head of PACE’s political affairs committee.

The position will facilitate Hungary’s work when it takes over the CoE’s presidency on May 21 for six months, Nemeth said.

The Hungarian presidency will focus on boosting respect for the nations’ cultural, legal and historic traditions, the protection of ethnic minorities, family protection, on strengthening the dialogue between religions, and on meeting the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, cybercrime and climate change, he said.

“The Hungarian presidency will present an opportunity for us to promote our way of thinking and our values on the European stage,” Nemeth said.