1) As a proud Hungarian and European, a fierce social democrat and a father of six, I have recently been struggling with a serious dilemma that has not yet been fully resolved. When is it right for an elected rep to take a stand on the freezing and accessibility of EU funds?
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2) Obviously, it is much more comfortable for some to navigate the world without having to examine all the circumstances and possibilities, weighing up the consequences and impacts, because for them the Hungarian interest is always what Fidesz says, period.
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3) And anyone who does not represent it is not a decent Hungarian, and “that’s it”.
The dilemma surrounding the freezing of EU funds also revolves around this: when do you represent the interests of the country better?
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4) When you argue in favour of withholding funds until the rule of law is guaranteed and state-controlled corruption is eliminated, or when you say: I understand that these plastic aristocrats will steal everything, but at least a little would fall off the table for others.
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5) I think we can agree that the starting point is clear: anyone who steals the country’s wealth, anyone who reaches into the public purse elbow deep, is not acting in the interests of their country. They take away from the nation and harming the shared homeland.
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6) As a patriot, I want Hungary to get the money it is owed as soon as possible; as a European, I want these funds to be used properly; and as a democrat, I want the rule of law guarantees that make this possible to be restored. It is a difficult matrix.
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7) I will support the Parliament’s resolution because it includes, among other things, the “protection of final beneficiaries”; as a priority point, which I initiated in the previous EP cycle to make part of the rule of law procedure.
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