Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-01-18-Speech-3-234-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Recent political developments in Hungary (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120118.23.3-234-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-01-18-Speech-3-235-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Birgit Sippel2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iraq (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in the light of the history of the Hungarian people, it is particularly tragic that their own government is now withholding important rights from the citizens of Hungary. I would like to say to some speakers that even if a party was really elected by two-thirds of the people entitled to vote, it still has a specific responsibility in a democratic system to ensure that the political minority can present its views in the media and that the political minority is personally represented in the media, in the judiciary and in other areas. This is a principle which lies at the heart of democratic systems and it is a tragedy that this is not happening. The fact that we have to hold this debate today, and it is a good thing that we are doing so, is not just a result of the way in which the Hungarian Government is acting. It is also because the Council was not able in the past in the case of Hungary and in other situations to take up a clear position and to put the European values centre stage. It is also the fault of the European Commission, which has so far failed in its role as guardian of the Treaties. In the case of the independence of the judiciary, it is not about checking whether the change in the upper age limit for judges is in line with the anti-discrimination directive, instead we need to evaluate the entire package. Is the assumption justified that in future only members of a certain party will be represented in certain areas? I believe that, in the current difficult situation and in order to overcome the major challenges which face us, we need all the Member States and all the citizens of the European Union. For this reason, we must focus on values and not on individual laws."@en1
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