Ominous Trends Emerge at EU Summit

A growing number of people at the in Brussels are making pronouncements that risk triggering a Third World War, Balazs Orban said from the EU summit in Brussels.

Balazs Orban, the Hungarian PM's political director, speaks at the launch of his new book, Hussar Cut - The Hungarian Strategy for Connectivity, at the Hunyadi Matyas Hall of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest. (Photo: MTI/Robert Hegedus)

Resolving a semantic debate

There is a debate underway in Brussels on how to word official documents on aiding Ukraine. So far, Brussels in its statements said that support for Ukraine is provided as long as it is needed. Recently, however, the phrase of providing "whatever is needed" has emerged. As this may be too strong for many member states, an intermediate wording is being sought in documents with the phrase of providing support  "as intensively as necessary". In this context, Balazs Orban said that the new communication element can be acceptable provided that Hungary's specific position is stated in one way or other in the records.

Cover photo: Balazs Orban, the Hungarian PM's political director, speaks at the launch of his new book, Hussar Cut - The Hungarian Strategy for Connectivity, at the Hunyadi Matyas Hall of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest. (Photo: MTI/Robert Hegedus)