Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-01-18-Speech-3-236-000"

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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	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120118.23.3-236-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-01-18-Speech-3-237-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Britta Thomsen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiet (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as the Danish Prime Minister said in her Presidency speech earlier today, the Union is based on fundamental values such as transparency, legal certainty and democracy. With these values we have united Europe and established peace in Europe. We have a particular duty to safeguard these values, especially at a time of crisis when they are placed under particular pressure. The developments in Hungary are very worrying at this time in particular. Nationalistic forces with Viktor Orbán at the forefront are threatening to undermine the foundation of the rule of law and break with the threefold division of power. I am therefore extremely pleased that the Commission is now taking Hungary to task over this. The Commission’s criticism is currently directed at the Hungarian Government’s supervision of the national bank, the judiciary and the data authorities. At a time when elsewhere in Europe we are raising the retirement age, Mr Orbán’s government intends to reduce the retirement age for judges – an initiative that critics regard as an attempt to tailor the composition of the Constitutional Court. We must not ignore the fact that there is also discrimination against minorities like the Roma and homosexuals either, nor must we forget the attempts by Mr Orbán’s government to control the press. What about women’s rights? I can assure Mr Orbán that I will keep an eye on the Hungarian abortion legislation in future after reading the new Constitution. A true democracy includes respect for minorities and allows room for a critical press and an active opposition. Many Hungarians are currently demonstrating against the government’s conduct and by no means approve of its policies. The many citizens who are fighting for democracy and legal certainty in Hungary deserve our solidarity."@en1
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