Europe’s Citizens Want Peace

At Tuesday’s plenary session of the European Parliament, lawmakers debated preparations for the December 18–19 European Council summit. During the discussion, MEP Tamas Deutsch, head of the Fidesz–KDNP delegation in the European Parliament and member of the Patriots group, took the floor and stressed that if European decision-makers had listened to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s peace initiative a year and a half ago, hundreds of thousands of lives would not have been lost in the war, and the European Union would not have spent roughly €200 billion on the conflict in Ukraine. According to Deutsch, “war madness in Brussels has shifted into an even higher gear,” even as Europe’s citizens are calling for peace.

Fidesz MEP Tamas Deutsch (Photo: MTI)

The Fidesz-KDNP delegation leader emphasized:

had European leaders heeded the peace initiative at the time, hundreds of thousands of lives could have been spared and Europe would not now be bearing such a massive financial burden. Instead, he said, Brussels continues to push for the continuation of the war in Ukraine and has, in fact, ratcheted up its war policy to a new level,

reads the Fidesz Patriots for Europe website.

Deutsch stressed: 

By contrast, Europe’s citizens want peace. Accordingly, Hungary remains committed to a pro-peace position and does not support proposals to confiscate frozen Russian assets—plans that carry serious economic and financial risks for Europe.

The politician also made clear that Hungary will not participate in joint EU borrowing schemes designed to finance the continuation of the war, nor will it send money or weapons to Ukraine.

Cover photo: Fidesz MEP Tamas Deutsch (Photo: MTI)