Brussels Will Continue to Interfere in Hungarian Domestic Politics, Think Tank Chief Says

According to Agoston Samuel Mraz, head of Nezopont Institute, Hungary should be prepared for major attempts by Brussels to intervene in internal affairs.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen rings starting bell during the weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners at the EU headquarters in Brussels, October 2, 2024 (Photo: John Thys, Source: AFP)

Istvan Szent-Ivanyi maintains that the EPP also turned its back on the ruling Fidesz party and came into conflict with the Hungarian government over issues such as contained in the Sargentini report on the rule of law. In his view, the Hungarian government would better serve to put the country in a more favorable position by moving closer to the leading political forces in the EU, rather than by further deepening the conflicts.

According to Agoston Samuel Mraz, the fact that migration has become the EU's most pressing problem, and that it has also become the focal point of some countries' elections, could have a major impact on the political orientation of EU member states and eventually of the European Commission. The analyst said that anyone who has listened to the Hungarian prime minister in recent years and looked at opinion polls, knows that there is a public aversion to migration, however the mainstream never thought that this view would ever gain political representation and political success.