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"There has been tension with the new government in Slovakia where a situation arose that violated EU values. Physical violence has occurred, and openly racist graffiti appeared, simply because someone was speaking Hungarian, because they belonged to a different nationality.
Prime Minister Robert Fico was slow to respond and did not distance himself appropriately from the xenophobic behaviour and anti-Hungarian attacks. In fact, the way in which he has responded is astonishing. He is making attacks, political judgments and is looking for a scapegoat. Sure enough, he has found one in the legitimate representative of Slovakia's Hungarian voters, the Party of the Hungarian Coalition. Why is all this happening? Our fears have been realised. The crucial mistake occurred when an extremist, mainly anti-Hungarian party became a member of the government. This opened the floodgates and intimidation has gained credibility.
What lesson can we learn from this situation? EU institutions should pay closer attention to current events in our Member States, and if necessary, should respond and act immediately in order to nip disorder and lawlessness in the bud."@en1
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