Hungary’s PM rejects EU request to withdraw two laws

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has rejected a European Commission request to withdraw two laws, leading to a premature end to Hungary’s informal talks with the EU.

23 December 2011, 12:00am

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Hungary's Prime Minister has rejected requests by the European Commission to withdraw laws on the central bank and stability law.

According to the EC, the central bank law is seen as infringing on the bank's independence, while the stability law cements key elements such as flat tax.

Viktor Orban said the laws would be passed, but added the country still intended to sign a new safety net-type deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Reuters reported.

"I told him (President Barroso) that there was no possibility to delay (the laws) as our Constitution will take effect on January 1 ... and both laws are important bricks in the new constitutional order," Orban said in an interview.

"Brussels is not Moscow ... there are over 700 such disputes between member states and the Commission, in which the Commission attacked the given member state and said some of its legislation went against EU law," he added.

Standard & Poor's have downgraded the country's debt to 'junk'.

The EC's request follows concerns that the two laws might contravene the treaty, as agreed by the eurozone member states to address the euro crisis.

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Viktor Orban has shown the EU dictators the middle finger unlike our Prime Minister who always obey their diktat with his eyes shut notwithstanding the harm they cause to us and to Malta.