PM Orban's four-point plan can bring change in Brussels

The primary way to change is for sovereigntists to achieve a good result in the national and EP elections, a senior analyst at the Center for Fundamental Rights told Magyar Nemzet, responding to PM Orban's four points on the need for change in Brussels.

Brüsszel, 2023. március 21. Uniós zászlók az Európai Bizottság székháza, a Berlaymont-épület elõtt Brüsszelben 2023. március 21-én. MTI/Balogh Zoltán Fotó: Balogh Zoltán

Political corruption has become commonplace in the Brussels swamp, as shown by Ursula von der Leyen’s text messaging scandal or the Eva Kaili’s bribery scandal, the expert pointed out. If there are enough people with nationalist sentiments in the European Council and the EP, they can influence EU decision-making. Also, these two institutions pick the next president of the European Commission, he stressed.

“As far as alliances are concerned, we don’t have a too much maneuvering space at the moment, but Hungary’s prime minister has often shown his pragmatic approach to European politics."

said the senior analyst.

He recalled that it was PM Orban, together with French President Macron, who smashed Manfred Weber's chances of becoming EC president, and Weber has not forgiven him for it ever since. “It is also clear that the issue of sovereignty is above classical politics: the left-wing Robert Fico, the liberal Andrej Babis or the aforementioned Emmanuel Macron often emphasize its importance in their speeches. Viktor Orban is currently the most experienced leader in European politics, so we can be sure that these alliances are being built or will be built at the right moment," he said.

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