Slovakia – EPP Group Chairman Joseph Daul MEP congratulates József Berényi on his re-election as Party Chairman

The leader of the most influential political force in the European Parliament today congratulated József Berényi on his re-election as Chairman of the Party of the Hungarian Coalition.

“I am confident that under your leadership, the Party of the Hungarian Coalition will soon regain its rightful place and role in the political spectrum of the Slovak Republic. The leader of the most influential political force in the European Parliament today congratulated József Berényi on his re-election as Chairman of the Party of the Hungarian Coalition.

“I am confident that under your leadership, the Party of the Hungarian Coalition will soon regain its rightful place and role in the political spectrum of the Slovak Republic.

Personally, I am happy to see valuable co-operation amongst Members of the Slovakian national delegation in the EPP Group where MEPs from your party Edit Bauer and Alajos Mészáros count amongst our most reliable partners”, said Joseph Daul.

“I am well aware from the past that your party has often shown solidarity with European core values, be it of political, economic, or fiscal nature”, concluded EPP Group Chairman Joseph Daul.

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