Balazs Orban: Ukraine’s Fast-Tracked EU Accession Would Mean an Unpredictable Burden for Europe and Hungary

Balazs Orban, the Hungarian prime minister’s political director, held a press conference in Mateszalka on April 22, 2025, before a public forum as part of the national campaign tour of the Fidesz and the Christian Democrats under the Voks 25 referendum initiative.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Ursula von der Leyen (Source: NurPhoto via AFP)

Balazs Orban, political director, and Sandor Kovacs, MP for Mateszalka
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“The stakes are huge,” emphasized Balazs Orban, political director. “The European elite and the Hungarian opposition clearly believe that this accession process must be completed as soon as possible, but we believe that such a decision cannot be made over the heads of Hungary and the Hungarian people. That’s why the government initiated a referendum, and we believe that we must say no to Ukraine’s EU accession.”