"Many ask why Hungarians are departing from the trodden path, but no matter how mighty the powers which attack Hungary the nation should never give up," Szajer told a crowd of about a quarter of a million.

Hungary's new constitution has made the crimes of communism punishable by law and established the responsibility of the Hungarian communist party and its successors, Szajer said and his audience applauded enthusiastically.

He criticised the beneficiaries of the previous regime who attacked Hungary abroad after they had lost their privileges here due to radical changes over the past two years. Over the past few months, unprecedented ill-intentioned attacks have been launched against Hungary, "a country wishing to get out of the crisis through its own efforts," he said.

The speaker, however, warned Hungarians not to abandon the ideal of a common Europe based on the cooperation of nations. It is not Europe but some journalists and politicians who apply double standards to Hungary," he said.

"It is not Europe we have a dispute with as we are [part of] Europe, but with unfairness, double standards, political labelling and stupidity," he said. Szajer expressed thanks to supporters of the government, making special mention of the Poles, Lithuanians, Austrians, Czechs, Slovenians, Romanians, Spaniards and everyone who spoke in favour of Hungary either in public or behind closed doors during the tough debates of the past few months.

In 2012 all Hungarians are free to exercise their rights. Strikers, demonstrators and those exercising their civic rights should no longer fear of "police shooting out their eyes", he said."

Source: kormany.hu