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"Mr President, Hungary has completed its presidency with what is, without a doubt, one major success, namely the completion of the negotiations for Croatia to join the Union. In so doing, it has confirmed that the enlargement project is alive and well, which is a very positive signal for the whole of the Western Balkans.
In Slovenia, we have sincerely congratulated you on this achievement as, indeed, we have congratulated our neighbour Croatia. You deserve, without a doubt, even more recognition. You have created a good foundation for the European future of the Roma, you have been successful on the Danube region, but it is unfortunate that, instead of resolving common European problems, we were forced to spend far too much time on your internal political conflicts, starting with the new media law, which has seriously called into question the freedom of the media, and the constitutional amendments, which the ruling party has drafted to fit with its own tastes.
We all want Europe to be strong, but it seems to me that we are increasingly coming across as weak in people’s eyes. Now, we are changing the Schengen rules, Mr Orbán, and yet Schengen and the euro are the symbols of Europe. We do not want a Europe that will make backwards steps in terms of democratic development.
Although the Hungarian Presidency has completed its term, we will closely observe your next steps and I therefore expect that Poland will redirect our ship skilfully and with awareness of the responsibility that entails."@en1
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