[Grem] V.Orbán denounces the Blackmail by the EU / Sargentini report and debate - V.Orbán full speech

[Emoke Greschik]

*Viktor Orbán denounces the Blackmail of the EU – FULL SPEECH*

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Strasbourg, France – Hungarian Conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was
on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to
take part in the debates on the Sargentini report – named after its main
editor Judith Sargentini, MEP for the GreenLeft – denouncing the “rule of
law” situation in Hungary. It is asking to activate Article 7 of the Treaty
on European Union towards Hungary, which aims to suspend a number of rights
of the targeted Member State, such as the right to vote within the EU
institutions. Here is the translation of the speech provided by the
Hungarian government:
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Honourable President, Honourable Members,

I know that you have already formed your opinions. I know that the majority
of you will vote in favour of the report. I also know that my contribution
now will not sway your opinions. Yet still I have come here – because you
are not about to denounce a government, but a country and a people. You
will denounce the Hungary which has been a member of the family of Europe’s
Christian peoples for a thousand years; the Hungary which has contributed
to the history of our great continent of Europe with its work and – when
needed – with its blood. You will denounce the Hungary which rose and took
up arms against the world’s largest army, against the Soviets, which made
the highest sacrifice for freedom and democracy, and – when it was needed –
opened its borders to its East German brothers and sisters in distress.
Hungary has fought for its freedom and democracy. I stand here now and I
see that Hungary is being arraigned by people who inherited democracy, not
needing to assume any personal risk for the pursuit of freedom. And now
these people want to denounce the Hungarian freedom-fighters of the
anti-communist, democratic resistance.

Honourable Members,

I stand here now and defend my homeland, because to Hungarians freedom,
democracy, independence and Europe are matters of honour. This is why I say
that the report before you is an affront to the honour of Hungary and the
Hungarian people. Hungary’s decisions are made by the voters in
parliamentary elections. What you are claiming is no less than saying that
the Hungarian people are not sufficiently capable of being trusted to judge
what is in their own interests. You think that you know the needs of the
Hungarian people better than the Hungarian people themselves. Therefore I
must say to you that this report does not show respect for the Hungarian
people. This report applies double standards, it is an abuse of power, it
oversteps the limits on spheres of competence, and the method of its
adoption is a treaty violation.

Honourable Members,

To us in Hungary, democracy and freedom are not political questions, but
moral questions. You now seek to pass moral judgement and stigmatise a
country and a people on the basis of a numerical majority. You are assuming
a grave responsibility when – for the first time in the history of the
European Union – you seek to exclude a people from decision-making in
Europe. You would strip Hungary of its right to represent its own interests
within the European family that it is a member of. We have – and will
continue to have – disputes: we think differently about Europe’s Christian
character, and the role of nations and national cultures; we interpret the
essence and mission of the family in different ways; and we have
diametrically opposed views on migration. If we truly want unity in
diversity, then our differences cannot be cause for the stigmatisation of
any country, or for excluding it from the opportunity of engaging in joint
decision-making. We would never sink so low as to silence those with whom
we disagree.

Honourable President,

You also want to exclude a country that made clear decisions in previous
elections to the European Parliament: in 2009 a 56 per cent majority voted
for us, and in 2014 that majority was 52 percent.

Honourable Members, Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are the most successful party in the European Parliament. Our socialist
and liberal opponents are understandably unhappy with our success, but to
take revenge on the Hungarians for not voting for them is unfair and
un-European. Furthermore, this report was written by people who are not
even aware of basic facts. The report admits that it failed to send a
delegation to Hungary, meaning you will be voting without there having been
an adequate examination of the facts. The report includes thirty-seven
major factual errors; in relation to these, yesterday every MEP received a
108-page document.

Honourable Members,

Our union is held together by the fact that disputes are resolved within a
regulated framework. On behalf of Hungary I, too, have made compromises and
concluded agreements with the Commission on the Media Act, on the justice
system, and even on certain passages in the Constitution. This report
disregards agreements that were concluded years ago. But if you are free to
do this and can disregard agreements at will, then what is the point of
coming to an agreement with any European institution in the first place?
What you are doing strikes a blow against both the European Union and the
principle of constructive dialogue.

Honourable Members,

Every nation and Member State has the right to decide on how to organise
its life in its own country. We shall defend our borders, and we alone
shall decide who we want to live with. We have built a fence and have
stopped the entry of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants; we have
defended Hungary, and we have defended Europe. Today, for the first time in
the history of the European Union, we see a community denouncing its own
border guards.

Honourable President,


Let us speak plainly: you want to denounce Hungary because the Hungarian
people have decided that our homeland will not become an immigrant country.
With due respect, but in the strongest possible terms, I reject the
threats, the blackmail, the slander and fraudulent accusations levelled
against Hungary and the Hungarian people by the European Parliament’s
pro-immigration and pro-migrant forces. I respectfully inform you that,
whatever decision you come to, Hungary shall not bow to blackmail: Hungary
shall continue to defend its borders, stop illegal immigration and defend
its rights – against you, too, if necessary. We Hungarians stand ready for
the elections next May, when the people will finally have the chance to
decide the future of Europe, and will have the opportunity to restore
democracy to European politics.


Thank you for your attention.
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