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"Mr President, Prime Minister, President of the Commission, the statement I made during the Hungarian Presidency remains valid today, that is, all Hungarian patriots, including the Members of the European Parliament delegated by the Hungarian Socialist Party have a share in the success of the Presidency. It is not our fault, it is not the majority’s fault that the balance sheet of the last six months is uneven: it shows professional success and political failure at the same time. The conclusion of the accession negotiations with Croatia was due to the excellent professional attitude of the Hungarian diplomats and officials, and can be considered as the greatest achievement; furthermore, the adoption of the Danube and Roma strategies and the conclusion of the first European Semester were also successful. While we achieved only partial success, we made great efforts to promote the legislative package on economic governance. It is an unequivocal and unprecedented failure that there was no summit organised in Hungary for Heads of State or Government during the Hungarian Presidency, and the Eastern Partnership Summit was cancelled as well. It is a pity.
The overall domestic policy of the Hungarian Government has cast a shadow over professional achievements. Thus, the political benefits which could have been reaped from the presidency were not exploited. The adoption of the media law, the demolition of the democratic rule of law, the adoption of a constitution supported by only one party, and Eurosceptic presidential statements provoked justified international incomprehension and criticism. The Hungarian Government became isolated in many respects during the presidency. The international appraisal of the country has unfortunately deteriorated. It is worth noting, and I will say it slowly, so that everyone understands it: it was the German, French and Luxembourgish Governments with a right-wing majority who voiced the first criticisms about the media law, and it was the German Government with a right-wing majority that raised concerns about the constitution; therefore, the distorted statement that the European left-wing attacked the Hungarian right-wing government has no grounds whatsoever.
Prime Minister, Parliament has no ambitions to lecture anyone; that is not European etiquette. No one has the right to cane or rap knuckles, either. However, everyone has the right to express their worries and concerns if they think that common European values are in danger. Your government has received many warnings in the last six months. It is unfortunate that the Hungarian people could not live through these six months proudly with their heads held high, as this is something they really rather badly needed."@en1
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