Hungarians have sent their MEPs to Brussels to represent Hungary’s interests. “I always fight for the interests of Hungarians, and we managed to bring home half of the EU funds,” Viktor Orban told Kossuth Radio’s “Good Morning, Hungary” program in his regular Friday morning interview. The Prime Minister noted that some figures from the opposition ranks are now showing up in Brussels as Members of the European Parliament.
“This is a shameful thing,” Mr. Orban said in reference to the scandal involving Tisza Party politician Kinga Kollar. He stressed:
and they're even proud that the worse the worse off the country, the better it is for the Tisza Party, as that would bring them to power sooner.
PM Orban drew a parallel with ex-PM Ferenc Gyurcsany’s infamous Oszod speech, saying this is the moment when the ground opens up beneath someone’s feet and they disappear into oblivion. “I have no respect for people who want to take power by driving the country into ruin,” he said. “Those willing to do anything for power and money cannot be trusted,” he added.
Everyone Can Voice Their Opinion
Mr. Orban said it was important in Hungary for everyone to have a say on major issues. That was the case with migration and child protection, and now we have a third major question, too: should Ukraine be admitted into the EU? The prime minister said he is personally convinced that
Ukraine’s accession would destroy the Hungarian economy.
What matters, he said, is that Hungarians have a shared opinion on this issue—and that this opinion must be represented in Brussels.
Brussels is on the Side of War
Referring to the Tisza Party, Mr. Orban said:
They have masters in Brussels. That’s why they support Ukraine’s EU accession.
This will be a central topic in the years to come, Mr. Orban said.
“There's no need to speculate here,” he added. “Just as the Tisza Party’s MEP inadvertently revealed in the aforementioned case, the EC president has also announced that they want to admit Ukraine through an expedited process by 2030.”