EP Report a “Threat to Pluralism and National Sovereignty”, Warns Hungarian Thinktank

The European Parliament will vote today, Thursday, on a non-legislative report entitled “Stock-taking of the European Elections 2024″. The text amounts to an attempt by the EU’s political establishment to discredit opposition voices and centralize control over Europe’s democratic processes, warns a statement released by the Brussels-based Hungarian thinktank MCC Brussels.

Frank Furedi, Executive Director of MCC Brussels said,

This vote is a warning to all Europeans: democracy cannot be reduced to a single, centralized vision. Respect for national sovereignty, pluralism, and the free exchange of ideas is essential to Europe’s future.”

“Attempts to brand opposition movements as illegitimate or “foreign-sponsored” threaten to erode trust in democracy itself. A healthy Union must welcome – not suppress – the full spectrum of political voices chosen by its citizens”, highlighted Prof. Furedi.

Frank Füredi. Photo: Hungary Today

The EU report expresses alarm at the growing strength of Eurosceptic, patriotic, and anti-establishment parties across the Union. Rather than respecting the choices of millions of voters, it dismisses their campaigns as “false” or “foreign-sponsored,” effectively branding legitimate democratic debate as “disinformation.” This framing undermines free and open political discourse. It reduces complex disagreements about the EU’s future to mere propaganda, delegitimizing alternative views and discrediting entire political movements chosen by European citizens.

Censorship and Control of Information

The text openly attacks independent platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) and its owner Elon Musk, holding them responsible for the spread of what it labels “misinformation.” Such rhetoric is a clear warning sign of Brussels’ intention to extend its reach into media and online platforms to silence dissenting voices. The push to monopolize “truth” under EU institutions risks eroding press freedom and narrowing the space for open, democratic exchange across Europe.

Dangerous Push for Centralization

Beyond questions of political discourse, the report proposes a sweeping expansion of Brussels’ authority over elections:

- Centralized EU voter database: a step towards consolidating control over citizens’ personal data.
- EU-funded “information campaigns”: thinly veiled propaganda, funded by taxpayers, to promote pro-EU narratives ahead of future elections.
- Single EU election day and harmonized rules: undermining Member States’ right to run their electoral systems in line with their traditions.
- Reversal of powers in appointing the Commission President: shifting the balance further towards centralized EU institutions at the expense of national governments.

These measures would drastically weaken Member States’ sovereignty and reduce the diversity of Europe’s democratic traditions.

Although the report contains sharp attacks on Hungary, the broader danger lies in its ambition to reshape the entire European political landscape. The majority in the European Parliament is using this opportunity to stigmatize political opposition, control information flows, and expand Brussels’ powers at the expense of citizens’ freedoms, warns the report released by MCC Brussels.

The full report can be found here: REPORT on the stocktaking of the European elections 2024 | A10-0156/2025 | European Parliament

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