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At EU level – and that is, after all, the context in which a presidency of the Council should be assessed – the Hungarian Presidency achieved quite a lot. Particular highlights include the fact that it addressed the problem of the Roma people, made progress on development of the EU border protection agency, Frontex, and was able to achieve agreement on the European patent. Moreover, it made a start on a series of other activities such as the strategy for the Danube region, the European Semester, the start of accession negotiations with Iceland and the quasi-conclusion of those with Croatia.
The staccato of criticism faced by the Hungarian Presidency in respect of the media law, for example, showed once again that the Brussels machine cares less about democratic legitimacy and more about conforming with the EU establishment, and that it is not above dragging domestic policy matters onto the European stage in the context of the presidency. It is worth noting how well-regarded Mr Orbán, with his patriotic government, has remained during these turbulent six months – which were not just overshadowed by controversial domestic policies for which Hungary was roundly criticised, but which also saw the Japanese nuclear disaster, the Arab Spring and the aftermath of the debt crisis. Brussels would be well advised to finally recognise the value of democratic legitimacy and to accept the will of the people – whether we are taking about referendums on EU matters or the domestic affairs of Member States."@en1
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