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"We are pleased that our proposal found agreement and has enjoyed the support of every Parliamentary group. The proposal draws attention to a series of violent acts committed, in the first place, against members of a Hungarian minority population and minority groups in Vojdovina. Thus, we are sending signals to the Serb authorities that they should take seriously these oft-neglected breaches of rights, which are considered local, in order to prevent graver ethnic conflicts that would necessitate serious efforts of intervention.
The frequency and increasing severity of violent acts show that the perpetrators and agitators will perceive the absence of legal consequences and the silent tolerance as tacit encouragement. I would like to emphasise that it is not our intention to stigmatise Serbia, even less so as the country has European-standard minority legislation. Despite all this, these events have been occurring up until today. Because of this, the central and local authorities carry enormous responsibility for putting the principles into effective practice. Naturally, one must appreciate that the Serbs have finally promised in the last two days that they will do everything to stop these incidents. No doubt this is being done as a result of the strong international response.
At the same time if the European Union does not call them to account, their promises will only remain promises. Yesterday for instance there was a new threat, this time a death threat, that drove a young man and his family, who had already previously experienced such incidents, to say that they wished to leave Serbia and seek political asylum. It is in our mutual interests to reinstate the tradition of living harmoniously side-by-side in Vojvodina. On a simple level this means that youngsters should not be afraid of speaking another language in the street and that if someone goes out at night to have a good time, he should not be slapped in the face because he speaks Hungarian and immediately think of emigrating. This is why I ask all my representative colleagues to support the motion. Thank you.
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