The Hungarian cabinet supports the extension of the commission of European Commission President José Manuel Durao Barroso, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai confirmed in Brussels on Thursday.
Bajnai underlined that it is necessary that someone completes the crisis management in the EU and that Barroso “has broad support from many countries, and does his job well”.
Bajnai told Népszava that Hungary, along with several other member countries, is putting forward an initiative that the member states have easier access to EU funds, and receive more subsidies.
Bajnai later told Kossuth Rádió that he supports the development of a European supervisory system and that the cabinet will formulate a new concept to upgrade the Hungarian supervisory system.
Boy, this news came as a surprise!
Barroso endorsed by Bajnai. What else is new?
One’s a bigger crook than the other.
Let me think…I don’t actually recall Manuel Barroso protesting about police brutality on the streets of Budapest or make one comment whatsoever while in high office…hmmmm.
He must have been busy momentarily while embezzling Hungary’s contribution to the European Union, laughing all the way to the bank.
Boy this confirmation was a bummer, still sweating over it. I feel better now since it’s been officially declared. Huhhh… don’t do this to me…
Speaking of the EU, Ireland seems to have managed to get special treatment.
A legally-binding document assures Ireland of its independent policy on various issues such as taxation, security, defense, abortion, and workers’ rights, etc.
Makes you think.
beju,
All EU member state leaders supported Barroso, so it was not a special Hungarian thing.
Why would “Manuel Barroso protesting about police brutality on the streets of Budapest or make one comment whatsoever while in high office”?
No other EU member state leader did that either.
Obviously because they do not share your minority view that the small “police brutality on the streets of Budapest” was a big thing.
In riots people who do not follow Police orders risks their health, that happens everywhere and is the name of the game.
In 2006 the Hungarian Police was not properly educated and trained to meet massive riots, which in a sense is a nice thing, then this situation never happened before. The lack of skills went all the way up the chain of commands. In addition the Police protective gear was not good and up to current international standards. This lead to over 200 Police Officers being wounded during the first days riots. Police Officers who have fellow Officers wounded or killed tend, all over the world, step over their well-known limits and over-react. If you all remember the hard-core rioters (‘professional’ and well-known football hooligans) targeted the lower parts of the Police Officer’s legs. This due to, for these rioters, a well-known deficit of the Police protective gear.
The last years the Hungarian Police has improved both material, tactic and educating, but they still a bit behind the more riot-experienced Police of the West.