Béla Kovács (politician, 1960)
| Béla Kovács MEP | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Assumed office 14 May 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 February 1960 Budapest, Hungary  |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Political party | Jobbik - Movement for a Better Hungary |
| Spouse(s) | Svetlana Istohina |
| Occupation | Politician |
Béla Kovács (born 25 February 1960 in Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Jobbik - Movement for a Better Hungary, after his predecessor, Zoltán Balczó was elected to the National Assembly of Hungary.
He was elected President of the Alliance of European National Movements (AENM) on 17 December 2013, replacing Bruno Gollnisch.
The Hungarian government has accused Kovács of spying for the Russian government against European Union institutions. In September 2014, the Hungarian public prosecutor asked the European Parliament to suspend Kovács's MEP immunity so that he could be investigated.[1] The European Parliament lifted the immunity on October 14, 2015.[2] Béla Kovács’s Russian father served in the military and his son has been 'known to the KGB almost from the day he was born.'[3]
External links
- Béla Kovács Bio on jobbik.hu (Hungarian)
- jobbik-mep-bela-kovacs-accused-spying-previously-lose-immunity
References
- ↑ Jobbik spy case stuck in Brussels
- ↑ "Parliament lifts Hungarian MEP's immunity over Russia spy probe". EurActiv. AFP. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ index.hu
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| Preceded by Bruno Gollnisch |
President of the Alliance of European National Movements 2013– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |