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"Yesterday the European Commission decided to initiate an accelerated infringement procedure against Hungary in three cases concerning the independence of the Hungarian central bank, data protection authorities and issues associated with the judiciary. The Commission gave Hungary one month to implement changes. The procedure initiated by the Commission concerns only part of the problem with which Hungary is struggling, and includes breach of European legal provisions. In addition, the Hungarian democracy has a clear problem relating to respect for minorities, rights guaranteed to the opposition, and media pluralism. I am grateful to Hungarian society for so vocally expressing its views and opinions, and sometimes criticism, which I listen to attentively. It is not possible to ‘bind’ matters of public debate, such as tax policies, by basic law, even if they are the best solutions. The public has a right to seek changes in relation to such matters. Democracy is the rule of the majority, but minorities must also be respected, and therefore we should all take a close look at the Magyars and put pressure on their rulers to go back on these changes, which are harmful to democracy. I hope that the Hungarians and their government are successful in introducing reforms to overcome the recession and that they will be guided by their commitment to freedom and democracy and respect for our common European law in all their endeavours."@en1
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