Long-range clashes between members of the European Parliament continue Ilaria Salis and Hungary Victor Orban. After the European Parliament’s refusal to revoke the Avs exponent’s parliamentary immunity at Hungary’s request, there was a new rise in tensions caused mainly by the provocation of Salis, who was now convinced that he could not be extradited. In the last few hours attacks were launched Zoltan Kovacsspokesman for the Hungarian prime minister, who has made similar provocative statements in the past. Kovacs returned to Salis’s topic by linking to the American government apparatus, stating that some so-called “antifa” organizations are actually similar to terrorist groups.
“Eastern Antifa this is not an ‘activist group’: it is an ‘activist group’ a terrorist organization! The US Department of State has officially designated four Antifa groups as global terrorist organizations, including Antifa Ost, a violent group Antifa Brigade who, together with the notorious Ilaria Salis, attacked innocent people in broad daylight in Budapest in February 2023“, Kovacs said. The spokesman then escalated the criticism of Salis, calling him “The same terrorist which the European Parliament protects from liability by parliamentary immunity“. It must be said that maintenance of parliamentary immunity for Salis, this has become a big controversy, especially because the facts accused of him in Hungary occurred before the elections, therefore according to the principles adopted so far, they are not entitled to immunity. And then because Salis was able to keep it by just one vote, that shows how much this has divided the parliament. Now, Salis’ trial in Hungary has officially begun depends but it is very likely that in the next few weeks the MEP position will be removed, unless there is a reminder regarding Hungary, given the impossibility of continuing. However, it is possible that in the future, when his mandate ends, Salis may be re-examined, as has been announced by judges in Hungary.
Kovacs recalled that “Hungary has declared it a terrorist organization in September 2025. Now the United States has also declared it: Antifa Ost is not political activism, but left-wing terrorism. Zero tolerance for Antifa terrorists“. Both Trump and Orban have announced an all-out fight against anti-fascist organizations, drawing the ire of European socialists who say this is a dangerous authoritarian move.
The head of the Fratelli d’Italia-Ecr delegation to the European Parliament also spoke on this topic Carlo Fidanzawhich reiterated what the US government decided, underlining that “Among the organizations recognized as terrorist by America there is also Ilaria Salis’ friend, that disgusting girl ‘Hammerbande’ (the ‘Hammer Gang’, which adheres to Antifa) with whom he was arrested and from which he has never distanced himself in public. We no longer expect anything from him, but who knows whether at least two words of condemnation will come from the ‘institutional’ left that has guaranteed his impunity.“.
