European Parliament
Jacek Olgierd Kurski  (EFD ),
in writing.
– We claim to live in a Europe of free nations and profess to value freedom and democracy. Two decades after the fall of communism and the end of the division of our continent, what now do I see? Hypocrisy and double standards from those who claim to champion the rule of law and the will of the people. Of what crimes does Mr Orbán stand accused? Inscribing Christian values in the Hungarian constitution; defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman; protecting life from conception; characterising communism as tyranny. This House is the highest form of European democracy. It should constantly seek to promote democratic government and the rule of the majority with the respect of the minority. I have no doubt that minority rights are respected in Hungary today. If Mr Orbán’s actions are not in line with the views of the majority of the Hungarian people, the consequence will be clear at the next Hungarian election. Let the Hungarian electorate judge Mr Orbán then, as is appropriate in a democracy, and let the European institutions follow not the path of external interference, but rather that of respect for the sovereignty of the Hungarian people.

