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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Statement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán </span></font></b></p><font size="4">

</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">source:

International Communications Office <br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">

<a href="http://www.miniszterelnok.hu/information-note-statement-by-prime-minister-viktor-orban/" target="_blank">http://www.miniszterelnok.hu/information-note-statement-by-prime-minister-viktor-orban/</a>

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</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In line

with the position communicated during the EU summit this July and <span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"><b>in accordance

with the veto power laid out in the EU Treaties, the Hungarian Government

exercised its veto over the EU's budgetary legislative package. </b></span></span></font></p><font size="4">

</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>In Brussels today, they only view

countries which let migrants in as those governed by the rule of law. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">Those who

protect their borders cannot qualify as <span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">countries where rule of law prevails.

Once this proposal gets adopted, there will be no more obstacles to tying

member states’ share of common funds to supporting migration and use

financial means to blackmail countries which oppose migration.</span></font></p><font size="4">

</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">Throughout the debate,</span> Hungary

has adhered to a policy of loyal cooperation, predictability and transparency,

while always staying open to compromise. </b></span>Even in spite of the fact that Hungary

has never considered treating the economic fallback with joint loans as an

adequate solution. <span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"><b>The only reason we accepted the compromise in July was <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">our

dedication to European solidarity and our willingness to offer help so that

fellow member states in financial need can secure the necessary funds as

quickly as possible.</span></b></span></span></font></p><font size="4">

</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Hungary, in fact, is a dedicated

follower of the rule of law. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>The leaders of the current governing parties were

the people who fought out democracy in the face of </b></span>t<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>he communist dictatorship.</b></span>

In the migration-related debates of recent years, rule of law has transitioned

into a political and ideological weapon from a legal point of reference.

<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>Without <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">objective criteria and possibility of legal remedy</span>,<span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"> no procedure that

aims to penalize member states </span>should be based on it.</b></span></span></font></p><font size="4">

</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In our view, tying economic and

financial questions to political debates would be a grave mistake, one that

would undermine Europe’s unity. <span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"><b>Any new procedure aimed at penalizing

member states should only be introduced with the unanimous amendment of the

Treaties.</b></span></span></font></p><span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"><b><font size="4">

</font></b></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"><b><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We request that fellow Member

States consider and adhere to this requirement.</span></font></b></span></p>

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