Not everyone is pleased with the Hungarian Government pursuing conservative values, the Minister said in his interview, adding that Hungary does not reject others' views and only expects respect from them. One of the criticisms towards Hungary is that the constitution contains the line: “God bless the Hungarians”, even though several other countries’ constitutions include God as well.

Minister Martonyi was interviewed during an official visit to Madrid on 23 October, where he met with Foreign Minister José Manuel García Margallo, State Secretary for EU Affairs Inigo Méndez de Vigo, representatives of the Federation of Spanish Entrepreneurs and held a lecture at the foreign affairs institute Real Instituto Elcano.

Commenting on the popularity of far-right in Hungary, he said that they have their own internal problems, adding that the people "who do not belong to the extreme right and never will" are never mentioned in the press.

Talking about crisis management the Minister stated that Hungary was the first to raise fiscal pressure on banks. He emphasised that even though the Hungarian political system and media are deeply divided, the country’s society is less divided than the European average.

(MTI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)