„We’re discussing flesh and blood human issues, not just ideologies”

Judit Varga, Minister of Justice, said in her interview with our paper: by 2030, Hungary seeks to be among the best European countries to live, work, and raise children.

„Agreements are made not only at the level of heads of government and ministers, but among all stakeholders, including social partners who are present. The Hungarian delegation is continually organizing bilateral meetings. We also met with the head of the European umbrella organization for SMEs as well as with ministers and EU commissioners. Representatives of the Portuguese EU presidency also had more free time as they have continued to work online for a while. I think they truly deserve to have organized such a vivacious and inspiring event, with such visible efforts. Everyone is happy to finally see each other in person” added the Judit Varga.

The maliciousness of the left-liberal press

Regarding the news reported in the Hungarian left-liberal media that Hungary and Poland objected to the inclusion of the word “gender” in the summit’s declaration on social issues, the Justice Minister again calls attention to the fact that in Porto, they’re discussing the Covid crisis along with flesh and blood human issues, not just ideologies.

„Hungary joined a union where the treaties are about equality between men and women. If we look at the situation in terms of employment, the Hungarian government is very much in favor of reducing the pay gap. However, we do not want to water down this intention with ideological elements.

Both the Hungarian and English languages, and in fact, all the official EU languages, offer the possibility to draft a text that reflects reality and aims to eliminate all forms of discrimination between men and women” emphasized Minister Judit Varga. She added that Hungary has several proposals for the text of the document, and they will surely find a compromise with other EU states.

„I find the left-liberal reports to be malicious. As I said, we cannot force any ideological positions on countries that do not agree with them. For me, it is not a question that this matter should influence the success of the Porto summit” said the Minister of Justice.