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"Mr President, the position of a European democrat cannot depend on his or her party affiliation or nationality. There must be no place for double standards of any kind. As a Hungarian, a European democrat, and a friend of the Romanian people my interests lie in ensuring that there is true democracy and rule of law in Romania. This is also vitally important for the Hungarian national community of one and a half million that lives in Romania. From the example of my own country I know what it means when a government assaults democracy, restricts the freedom of speech and systematically dismantles the rule of law. I agree with the essence of Ms Reding’s criticism, though I find some of the statements exaggerated and unjust. It would have been more credible if she had also criticised the anti-democratic steps of President Băsescu.
What is at stake at today’s debate is to create a uniform set of criteria on the basis of which the situation of democracy and the rule of law in all Member States of the EU can …"@en1
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