The issue of the a new and more effective mechanism to safeguard fundamental values in Member States proposed by the foreign ministers of Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Finland remains on the EU agenda, and the majority of Member States have expressed their support for the initiative – stated Foreign Minister János Martonyi following the meeting of the General Affairs Council on Monday.

The Minister stressed that Hungary was not mentioned in the discussion of the proposal at all, and he added that it would be a mistake to make any connections between this proposal and Hungarian politics. The Hungarian Foreign Minister noted that German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle made it clear when he presented the proposal that it was not targeted against any particular Member State.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)