Manfred Weber, the president of the European People's Party, extended the welcome to the centrist Tisza after meeting with its leader Peter Magyar, and its members in Budapest.
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00:00European People's Party President Manfred Weber said the door is open for Tisza to join
00:06the group in European Parliament.
00:08The party leader made the comments during a meeting in Budapest, Hungary.
00:13The centrist Tisza party won seven seats at the recent European Parliamentary election.
00:18Congratulations to the democratic success here in Hungary, to the support from the citizens
00:23of Hungary, and I saw a lot of very qualified personalities and I will report back to the
00:30EPP group.
00:31I guess when I see what is reality here on the ground, that the seven colleagues are
00:36welcomed in the EPP group, so the door is open.
00:39Tisza party vice president Peter Magyar said at the joint press conference this was the
00:44beginning of a fruitful European friendship.
00:47He stressed, however, that his MEPs may be critical of quote sensitive issues, but did
00:52not disclose the exact issues.
00:54We discussed the technical aspects and the technical aspects of the joint work, and next
00:59week we are going to Brussels and two MEPs are already sitting there.
01:03This has become the biggest faction in the European Parliament, with all kinds of contradictory
01:09statements.
01:10Compared to the government's statements, the right-wing party won the European Parliamentary
01:15elections.
01:16It is an indispensable member of the European People's Party for the EU resolution.
01:21Tisza MEPs would join the parliamentary group, but not the alliance itself.
01:27EPP members will deliver their final say on Monday.