Béla Kovács (politician, 1960)

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Béla Kovács (born February 25, 1960 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian politician (formerly Jobbik ).

Life

Kovács worked as a finance clerk and qualified accountant in Hungary. On May 31, 2010 he moved up to replace Zoltán Balczó in the European Parliament .

Béla Kovács was given up for adoption by his mother after birth ; his father is unknown. His adoptive parents worked for the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in service positions. Among other things, they worked at the Hungarian embassy in Tokyo . He attended the American school there and learned both English and Japanese . He first studied at an American university and during this time met Svetlana Istoschina, his future wife. He then studied in Moscow . According to his own statements, he then founded and managed various companies in Russia and Japan . In 2003 the couple moved to Hungary, where Kovács was involved in the right-wing Jobbik party.

Since 2013, Kovács has been chairman of the Alliance of European National Movements .

Béla Kovács was also present as an observer during the referendum on the independence of the Republic of Crimea from Ukraine. He protested against the “ disinformation campaign ” in the Ukrainian media against the observers of the referendum. He firmly rejected their slander as a Stalinist , especially since, according to him, there are more than 60 European politicians who represent the entire political spectrum.

In 2014 it was suspected that Kovács or his wife might work for the Russian intelligence service. In October 2015, the European Parliament lifted Kovács' immunity so that the Hungarian judiciary can officially investigate espionage.

He left the Jobbik in 2016, and since then the Jobbik has no longer had any connections with the AENM.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Boris Kálnoky: KGB suspicion shakes Hungary's right-wing extremists. In: welt.de . September 26, 2014, accessed February 6, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Référendum en Crimée: qu'en ont les pensé observateurs étrangers? ; Referendum in Crimea: what do foreign observers think of it ?, RIA Novosti
  3. ↑ Dezső András: A glorious match made in Russia. In: index.hu. September 28, 2014, Retrieved February 6, 2017 (Hungarian).
  4. ↑ Suspicion of espionage: European Parliament lifts immunity from Hungarian MPs. In: Spiegel Online . October 15, 2015, accessed February 6, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Statement of Jobbik on AENM . In: jobbik.com . February 20, 2018 ( jobbik.com [accessed February 21, 2018]).

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personal data
SURNAME Kovács, Béla
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian politician (), MEP
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest , Hungary