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Euroscepticism on the rise among Hungary’s governing party

Wachsender Euroskeptizismus innerhalb der ungarischen Regierungspartei
Authors: Greilinger, Gabriela;

Euroscepticism on the rise among Hungary’s governing party

Abstract

Thema dieser Arbeit ist der Euroskeptizismus der Ungarischen Regierungspartei Fidesz und die Frage, in welcher Weise sich die Einstellung der Partei zur Europäischen Union über die letzten Jahre seit ihrem Amtsantritt 2010, verändert hat, mit besonderem Fokus auf die Euroskeptische Rhetorik des Premierministers Viktor Orbán. Um die Fragestellung zu beantworten wurde die Methode der Fallstudie gewählt, wobei Gegenstand der Untersuchung die Reaktion der Fidesz Partei auf die Kritik der EU an den konstitutionellen Veränderungen seit 2010 und dem Medien Gesetz in Form des Tavares Reports ist. Vorab wird ein theoretischer Rahmen zum Phänomen des Euroskeptizismus, im für die These relevanten Ausmaß geboten, sowie Hintergrundinformationen zur Fidesz Partei und ihrem politischen Werdegang, bevor zur Erklärung der relevantesten, konstitutionellen Veränderungen und dem neuen Mediengesetz übergangen wird. Im Folgenden wird die Kritik der Europäischen Union an den zuvor erläuterten Änderungen dargestellt. Die Ergebnisse der Fallstudie, die sich aus der Untersuchung des Memorandums der ungarischen Regierung, Viktor Orbán’s Reden im Parlament und Stellungnahmen zum Tavares Report, sowie einiger Statements in einer Pressekonferenz zusammensetzen, werden in der Folge genauer analysiert und erläutert. Schlussendlich stellt sich heraus, dass sich der Euroskeptizismus der Fidesz Partei im Laufe der Jahre nicht nur im Ausmaß seines Vorkommens, sondern auch in seiner Erscheinungsform verändert hat. Es lässt sich die These, dass der Euroskeptizismus der ungarischen Regierungspartei gestiegen ist, sowie dass dies heute aus anderen Gründen geschah und in Form der Rhetorik veranschaulicht werden kann, bestätigen.

This paper attempts to examine to what extent Euroscepticism has risen among the Hungarian governing party Fidesz over the years, how the party’s attitude towards the European Union has changed since going into office in 2010 and exemplify Fidesz Euroscepticism by focussing on the Eurosceptic rhetoric, most of all of the Prime Minister in office, Viktor Orbán. In order to answer the research question, the method of the single case-study is used, in which as object of the study the reaction of the Fidesz party on the criticism of the EU, with respect to the constitutional changes since 2010 and the media law, in form of the ‘Tavares report’, is chosen. First a theoretical framework on the phenomenon of Euroscepticism is provided in a relevant extent for the thesis. Secondly, background information on the history and development of the Fidesz party is given, before the most important constitutional amendments and the new media law are explained. In the following, criticism made by the European Union regarding the changes is illustrated. The outcome of the case study evolves from the analysis of the Memorandum composed of the Hungarian government, Viktor Orbán’s statements during the discussion in the European Parliament on the ‘Tavares report’, as well as some remarks made in a press conference following the debate, which are subsequently exemplified. As a result, Euroscepticism among the Fidesz party has not only changed regarding its extent but moreover, in its appearance. The hypothesis, that Euroscepticism among the Fidesz party has risen over the years as well as that this can be exemplified in their rhetoric, can, at the end of the study, be affirmed.

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