Menczer: Brussels is keeping silent on the case of József Sebestyén
According to MTI , Menczer said both Weber and Von der Leyen know that a country where 'a man is beaten to death during forced conscription cannot access the European Union'.
'Such a country has nothing to do with the European Union. Such a country is so far from the European Union that it is impossible to put into words,' he said.
'We will not let this go. We know who is responsible; they must be put on the EU sanctions list immediately! We have already banned them from Hungary,' the communications director of Fidesz-KDNP said.
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