Hungary’s Foreign Minister calls on EC First Vice President Timmermans to resign

Budapest, May 5 (MTI) – Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, has called on European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans to resign in light of his accusation of anti-Semitism made against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government.

Szijjártó told a news conference on Friday that the accusation made by Timmermans in an interview was “unworthy and unacceptable”, adding that “Hungary has done the most in Europe against anti-Semitism”.

“We introduced the memorial day dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust and renovated synagogues, not only in Hungary but beyond our borders too, as well as making Holocaust denial a criminal offense,” Szijjártó said. “The Hungarian constitutional system placed on new foundations guarantees the security of Hungarian Jewry which forms a part of the Hungarian nation, and the Hungarian Jewish community can always count on the respect, friendship and protection of the government,” he added.

“We have declared zero tolerance for anti-Semitism,” the minister said.