EU report shows Hungary is a West European country - says PM

FT.com quotes BBC Monitoring Service, Nov 14, 2001, "Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said the European Commission's latest progress report depicts Hungary as a West European country and the only thing lacking is a passage saying Hungary could be admitted to the EU right away.

"Many people in Hungary were annoyed by the fact that they were being assessed by others, but although this was "understandable" they must "swallow" it for the sake of EU entry, Orban added. On the media situation, which was criticized in the EU report, Orban said that the government would try again to get parliament to amend the Media Law in line with EU regulations; failing this he expected the composition of parliament after the 2002 elections to enable the adoption of such legislation.

"Orban also mentioned the report's criticism of corruption and competition regulations in Hungary.

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