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"Mr President, Mr Cohn-Bendit, I am addressing your chair, because for you democracy lasts only for as long as you proclaim your opinion in shrill tones, and when you should respond or listen to others, you leave the room. In that case I am happy to see that you are present, and I am happy that you can hear what I am saying, namely that on my own behalf, and on behalf of the
Party and Hungary, I protest against the allegation of anti-Semitism. Jews in Hungary do not live in fear. It was Viktor Orbán’s first government that introduced the Hungarian Holocaust Memorial Day, and yesterday we – he himself – launched the Wallenberg Year in Hungary. If the Jews have something to fear it is not Viktor Orbán, nor his Government. Hungary is a democracy and protects minorities. We strongly object to such insinuations.
Ladies and gentlemen, I am a European, a member of
and a Hungarian democrat. I was a young lawyer when I began my fight for freedom against a dictatorial Communist regime. This freedom we did achieve. It is thanks to this that today Hungary is a European democracy. To this day
has always stood up for this freedom, no matter what you might say. Today Hungary is a democratic Member State of the European Union and abides by the EU’s rules. If the Commission says that Hungarian law is in conflict with EU law, we listen to its opinion and change the law. We demonstrated this over the recent period. In the case of the Hungarian media law we did so within a few weeks. We are disciplined, dedicated members of this Community and wish to remain so.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Hungarian people are astounded to read and hear what the foreign media have to say. They do not recognise their own country. We know that you, too, have read such reports. Recently a renowned French journalist who had written an article about Hungary was asked by a Hungarian television channel to describe how the article came to be. The journalist replied that he was not familiar with Hungary or the present situation, but had simply been given background material and had been asked to write an article. The article was naturally full of falsehoods and second-hand information.
Ladies and gentlemen, the attacks against Hungary are an indication that there is a task we here in the European Parliament and in the European Union have failed to fulfil, namely to acquaint ourselves with each other. You do not know Hungary. The accusations that are largely published in newspapers and other media are untrue. We can provide evidence regarding every single point. We are at your disposal should you so need. You do not know us. You do not know that in 2006 the Socialist Government brutally assaulted peaceful commemorators with mounted police charges and rubber bullets aimed at their eyes, that in 2006 tens of thousands of people demanded before the Hungarian Parliament every day for weeks that the Socialist Government which had lied to their faces resign. You should, however, learn about the immense efforts Hungary is making. Viktor Orbán has already told you what these were. There has been a compete transformation of Hungarian public administration and the Hungarian state.
You claim to be Europeans and democrats. Europeans and democrats listen to others. They do not make a judgement before even conducting the investigation. This is what we are asking of you. Conduct the investigation. Become acquainted with us, and it will become clear to everyone that Hungary is a democracy where the rule of law is respected, and that Viktor Orbán’s Government has not weakened, but in fact reinforced it."@en1
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