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"Liberty, democracy, equality, non-discrimination and respect for fundamental rights are core values of the European Union. Some seem to trivialise what is happening in Hungary by simplifying it. However, it is not insignificant. What is happening in Hungary is dramatic for the very idea of the European project, which embodies humanism, openness, solidarity, progress, justice and equality – in short, universality. The European project is a rejection of intolerance, nationalism and isolationism. My criticism of the measures taken lies in the fact that they commit the ‘sin’ of being biased. This is an attempt to establish a biased State, a State in the service of a political force. These measures, which are to become legislative and/or constitutional acts, are causing a European country to swing from a democratic regime to an authoritarian one. People are now afraid to speak out, complain or express an independent opinion. This transformation from a democratic regime into an authoritarian regime in a European country is extremely serious for the very idea of the European project. It goes beyond the limits of what is tolerable. We cannot accept what I call ‘the majority tyranny’. No country can join the European Union and violate its founding principles."@en1
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