(15 Mar 2012) 1. Wide of Hussars (traditional Hungarian light cavalry) crossing Chain Bridge over River Danube on horseback, carrying flags
2. Mid of Hussars crossing bridge
3. Mid of demonstrators from Poland, who travelled to Hungary in support of the government, marching across bridge in costume, AUDIO: drums
4. Wide of march
5. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Ryszard Kapuscinski, Protest organiser:
"Our trip has a single objective: to demonstrate our friendship with the Hungarian people."
6. Cutaway of Kapuscinski in conversation
7. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Ryszard Kapuscinski, Protest organiser:
"We want to show that what Prime Minister Viktor Orban is building in Hungary enjoys our support."
8. Pan of Polish marching in support of the government, AUDIO: drums
9. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Zsolt Bayer, 'Peace March' organiser :
"For the first time in 168 years, these two nations are demonstrating that they can live together as friends and brothers and they can celebrate together."
10. Mid of people marching with banner reading (Hungarian) 'United Strength!'
11. Pan of crowd in front of Parliament
12. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Vox pop, Ildiko Tabori, Demonstrator:
"We love our country. We love our past, our present and our future. And we trust in our future."
13. Cutaway of crowd.
14. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Vox pop, Ildiko Tabori, Demonstrator:
"Just like any time in the past, when we were told to come, we gathered here again."
15. Mid of speaker on stage introducing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
16. Cutaway of crowd
17. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Viktor Orban, Hungarian Prime Minister:
"The Hungarian programme and wishes in 2012 sound like this: 'We won't be a colony'"
18. Cutaway of crowd cheering
19. Close-up of flag reading (Hungarian): 'Vivat Viktor'
20. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Viktor Orban, Hungarian Prime Minister:
"Hungarians won't live according to the commands of the foreign powers. They won't give up their independence or their freedom. And they won't give up their new constitution which was finally born after 20 years"
21. Cutaway of crowd cheering
22. Close-up of opposition protester for media freedom whistling
23. Mid of opposition protester
24. Close-up of anti-Orban banner reading (English): "Get out"
25, Wide of anti-government demonstration
26. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Vox pop, Aranka Szavuly, Protester:
"March 15 is traditionally the day of press freedom, too. And, as a journalist, I really want freedom for the press in Hungary again."
27. Close-up of riot police facing protesters
28. Wide of protesters
29. Various of police detaining extreme right-wing protesters
STORYLINE:
Hungary's prime minister launched a scathing attack on the European Union on Thursday, accusing it of colonialist behaviour, disrespecting his country's sovereignty and meddling in its domestic affairs.
The EU has voiced concerns about legislation passed by Viktor Orban's Fidesz party, which is seen limiting democratic principles such as the freedom of the press and the independence of the judiciary and the central bank and Brussels is also on the verge of punishing Hungary for its excessive budget deficit.
Speaking to a crowd estimated at 100,000 people by Hungarian media and at 250,000 by state news wire MTI, Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended his government's policies and demanded fair treatment from the EU.
"We won't be a colony," Orban told the crowd at Kossuth Square outside the parliament building, his 27-minute speech often interrupted by cheers.
public media, the judiciary, churches and other nominally independent institutions.
said more are on the way.
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