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"Mr President, Commissioner Reding, ladies and gentlemen, the European Commission was quick to respond to the recent anti-democratic measures of the Romanian social democrat-liberal coalition government. This is admirable. The Commission probably learned from its earlier mistake of delaying for almost a year before expressing criticism of the Orbán Government, which has, by now, systematically dismantled the rule of law, the freedom of the media, and democratic checks and balances in Hungary. Another regrettable fact is that in the past, the Commission overlooked the anti-democratic measures of President Traian Bãsescu for years. These are double standards! What I welcome, however, is that the Commission now requires Romania to conduct multi-party consultations before appointing actors to positions subject to the separation of powers.
It would be welcome if it required the same of Hungary, where the Orbán Government is appointing constitutional judges and leaders of courts without any multi-party consultations. These are, again, double standards. It would help maintain the credibility of the EU if we set up a single European mechanism for monitoring democracy."@en1
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