The Hungarian prime minister met in Vienna for talks with European right-wing party leaders Herbert Kickl, head of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPO) and former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, head of the ANO Party.
At the joint press conference, Herbert Kickl said, "This is a historic day. Europe is entering a new era." The FPO president then presented the newly formed patriotic alliance. The aim of the group is to provide a better future for Europe. Other parties are also welcome to join this alliance, he underlined.
The Austrian party president stated that European administration must be streamlined.
Peace, freedom and prosperity for all citizens of the continent,
he said.
Kickl stressed that the group, comprised of three political parties and their representatives, will formally be presented at the inaugural session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on July 16, and aims to usher in a new era of political change in Europe.
Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic form a strong core base in the center of Europe for the new reform movement, he said, explaining that they want to revitalize Europe's pluralist character and ensure that the EU's nations can preserve their specificities.
We will not stand idly by and watch the emergence of a European superstate in which sovereignty and self-determination of individual states are empty phrases. We want a Europe that once again presents and develops with pride its values, traditions and diversity,
the FPO chief said.
After the meeting, Prime Minister Orban said, "We believe that this is the day when the change in European politics begins." He stressed that he has seen everything that has happened in politics over the past few years.
1989 marked the beginning of an era of European politics which came to an end with the June elections,
he said, adding that a new political party group will be created that will change European politics.
Today we create a political formation that will skyrocket and very rapidly become the largest political group of the European Right - this will happen within days.
He stressed that European politics must change. That is what the people have said. In 20 out of 27 countries, parties that want change won. The Brussels elites are resisting these decisions, they don't want change. Mr Orban says this is unacceptable. That's why this platform is being created, to effect the change.