21/04/2026 | 20:37:50 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Madam President, Distinguished colleagues, First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the rapporteur and the Committee for their hard work on this essential report. This document provides a comprehensive and timely overview of a challenge that is becoming increasingly visible across our continent: the rise of intolerance and religious discrimination. Protecting the freedom of religion and belief is not just a legal... 27/01/2026 | 16:42:41 Thank you very much, Madam Chair, Dear Assembly, Thank you, Damien, for this excellent report on a critically important topic – elections during crises. Maintaining public trust in electoral processes is absolutely essential for democracy's foundation. My particular concern is that extraordinary circumstances could be used to obstruct elections. Coming from Hungary, where we've had a state of danger for nearly six years, I can clearly see prolonged emergency status and the assumptions related... 24/06/2025 | 11:13:53 Dear Parliamentary Assembly, When Europe woke up 80 years ago to the horror of the Second World War and the Holocaust, it became clear that there is only one solution to end dehumanisation, exclusion and murder: to set up clear human rights standards and enforce it. We are all politicians. We all serve our constituents, our country's need, in the best way we see. And I clearly understand how frustrating it can be if some of the policies are blocked by the ECHR. Yes, it's clear, it's a problem... 08/04/2025 | 18:12:47 Demonstrations are important not only for their purpose, but also for the democratic atmosphere, because they create a sense of community and experience. Demonstrations provide an opportunity for individuals to express their opinion and strengthen a sense of community and solidarity. The sense of mass participation and collaboration can be meaningful and uplifting for many. That is, why do authoritarian regimes fear this power? Restrictions on the right of assembly, mass automatic... 08/04/2025 | 10:31:47 Thank you very much, Madam Chair. First of all, I want to thank the rapporteur for her balanced and all-round approach. There is no doubt that this is one of the most important and sensitive issues that we have to deal with during this period. I would like to draw our attention to the fact that harmful foreign influence doesn't only mean the influence of the states, but also includes the activities of the large economic actors, multinational companies, tech giants, which often influence... 03/10/2024 | 16:49:22 Thank you, Mister Chair. First of all, I would like to make it clear that I deeply disagree with what my fellow MP Mr László TOROCZKAI said, and I am convinced that it does not reflect the opinion of the majority of the Hungarian people either. But, if this unfortunate speech has already been made, it is just the right time to talk about the responsibility of the politicians. Because words do have consequences. In every case, we find that if minority groups are stigmatised for political... 02/10/2024 | 19:00:39 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Honorable Assembly, First of all, I would like to thank the authors of the report, Mr Németh and Mr Nikoloski, for this balanced and well-founded report. You may think that I differ from Mr Németh on many domestic and foreign policy issues, but in this case I have to admit that the report presents the various opposing points of view in an unbiased way. We all know that the history, especially the war and genocide, still casts a shadow on the... 01/10/2024 | 10:48:30 Thank you. Dear Assembly, First of all, I would like to thank Mr Stefan SCHENNACH for this excellent report. I consider it particularly important that the report explores the problems in a complex and in-depth manner and proposes solutions in a balanced and down-to-earth manner. There is no doubt that the entire system of information and production is undergoing a rapid transformation. Information is created differently and reaches us differently than it was and did 30 or even 5 years ago. We... 27/06/2024 | 10:51:43 Dear Assembly, It is always difficult to find the moment when a democracy begins to fade and disappear. What is the point when political fighting, the legitimate interests of individual political groups, turns into restrictions on political competition and free expression of opinion. Regrettably, we have seen in Hungary and elsewhere the consequences of the slide towards an authoritarian system, and how steps limiting democracy accumulate in such a way that the process becomes always... 26/06/2024 | 12:02:59 The events of the past period fundamentally question the common order of Europe and the values that underpin it, which emerged after the horrors of the Second World War and the blood-paved victory of the allies. It has been proven once again that oppression breeds war. Lasting peace can only be based on the full enforcement of human rights and freedom. It is precisely this realisation that the European Council [Council of Europe] has stood for for 75 years. Yet, the shadows of the 20th...