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"After looking at the record of last week’s spring Summit, as a Hungarian MEP I note with sadness that the Hungarian Government – which in its publicity campaigns likes to call itself progressive – has once again given proof of its short-sighted provincialism. In this case, however, their attitude does disservice not only to Hungary but to the entire European Union.
It appears from the statements made by Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány in Brussels that the Hungarian Government contributed its vote to softening the targets set for climate and energy policies. For it is really no use setting the proportion of renewable energy at 20% of the EU’s total energy consumption by the year 2020 if it is not compulsory for each and every Member State. This way well-performing states can compensate for the underachievement of weak or lazy states. Unfortunately, this is what the Hungarian Government was striving for as well.
I am convinced that only with international cooperation can the effects of global climate change successfully be slowed down. However, this cooperation promises to be rather cumbersome.
Yet Europe, as a political player, could take the lead in this process. But how could the EU stand as an example before the whole world if a few small Member States can take the wind out of the sails of collaboration even within Europe?
No European state can rejoice that instead of taking action they need hardly do anything at all.
In so doing they are not gaining time, but rather missing a chance. A chance for a modern, competitive Europe.
Thank you."@en1
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