Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed eliminating the European Parliament in the wake of the corruption «scandal» over alleged bribes from Qatar and has called for a «new» Parliament that would be made up of «national delegates» from different countries.
«Let’s return control to the Member States,» said Orbán on Twitter, who in recent weeks has taken advantage of the alleged corrupt scheme to charge against an institution that on several occasions has reproached Hungary for its anti-democratic drift.
For the Hungarian leader, the scandal is «revealing». «The safeguards against corruption have failed miserably. If we want to restore public confidence, it is time to abolish the European Parliament,» he added.
Orbán, who ‘a priori’ wants to give more power to each government, has argued that with his «solution» there will be «greater oversight, accountability and credibility» in the European institution.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
