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"The recent political developments in Hungary are raising many concerns, not only because of the specific restrictions imposed by the government but also for the sake of democracy in Hungary. Since December 2010, the Orbán government has introduced worrying legislation: the media laws that significantly restrict freedom of the press; the cardinal laws which limit Hungary’s central bank and data protection agency; and a new constitution which imposes conservative ideology on the citizens by explicitly touching on the issue of abortions and same-sex marriage. While Prime Minister Viktor Orbán uses nice words to calm down our concerns, his words are void if not backed by consolidating actions. Having expressed our concerns about the situation in Hungary, it is our turn to transform our words into concrete actions. With the following resolution, the European Parliament requests an investigation into the compliance of Hungary’s recent legislation with the EU’s Treaties. We also instruct the European Commission to make use of legal measures, including Article 7 of the EU Treaty, in case Hungary fails to meet the legal obligations deriving from its EU membership. Our commitment to the EU’s values and to the rights of the Hungarian people is reaffirmed by this resolution. Therefore, I voted in favour of it."@en1
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