Peter Takacs: We Will Not Hand Our Money Over to Brussels

Although there is still some political potential left in the Democratic Coalition (DK), “in the final weeks, what belongs together will come together,” State Secretary for Health Peter Takacs said on Thursday’s broadcast of The Hour of Truth. He added that the role-playing and theatrics of the Tisza Party no longer interest Hungarian voters. Takacs also made it clear that the government will not give Hungarians’ money to Brussels and addressed what he called false claims that the government plans to shut down hospitals.

Responding to criticism that running as a parliamentary candidate would prevent him from fulfilling his duties as state secretary, Takacs said such claims ignore teamwork. “I have a team in both roles. Unlike Peter Magyar’s one-man show, I’ve worked with my people for 15 years. There’s trust and continuity.”

Takacs also addressed an incident in which Tisza-affiliated Mark Radnai brought blankets to a hospital in Esztergom. After checking with hospital leadership, Takacs said there were no heating issues and room temperatures were between 24 and 26 degrees Celsius. “An hour later, Radnai arrived with blankets—despite the fact that the linen storage was full. It’s clear he’s directing a performance,” the state secretary said.

This is a disgraceful charade that undermines trust in hospitals,

 Takacs said. He added that he no longer engages with Tisza MEP Andras Kulja, saying Kulja had “written himself out of politics” after performing poorly in their public debate.

Takacs warned against falling for Tisza Party tactics claiming hospitals will be closed or that Hungarian health care is in catastrophic condition. “People no longer believe Peter Magyar, who toured hospitals bringing bundles of toilet paper,” he said. “As long as patients are properly cared for and nurses treat them with respect, Hungarians are not interested in this Tisza meltdown.”

It's truly despicable.

Commenting on false claims circulating that local hospitals would be shut down, Takacs called it “a truly despicable thing.” He said such false rumors discourage young doctors and health care workers and harm their own voters. He added that staffing shortages in certain hospitals are the responsibility of local governments, not the national government.

On hospital debt, Takacs said institutions are not on the verge of collapse. “Every country has such issues—here they appear at the hospital level, in the Czech Republic at the insurer level, and in the UK at the level of providers,” he explained. Negotiations with suppliers are ongoing, and the 95 billion forints in question represent only a fraction of the nearly 4 trillion forint health care budget. “There has never been a year when suppliers were not paid. Patient care is not at risk,” he concluded.

Cover photo: Peter Takacs, Hungarian State Secretary for Health, on the program Hour of Truth (Photo: Screenshot)

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