Hungary FM: Sovereign Policy Is Foundation of Hungary’s Economic Achievements

The government’s sovereign policy is the foundation that has enabled Hungary to achieve remarkable economic successes even amid the crises of the past decade and a half, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said Friday in Maglod.

Szijjártó Péter külgazdasági és külügyminiszter Fotó: MTI

He pointed out that European families today pay two, three, or even four times more for utilities than Hungarian households. He also highlighted the restoration of the 13th- and 14th-month pensions, as well as Hungary’s family support system, which he said is admired around the world.

Szijjarto emphasized that all of these achievements were made possible, despite significant challenges, because the government has consistently followed its own path over the past 16 years.

We applied Hungarian solutions to every challenge. We made decisions in a sovereign manner and did not accept anyone—Brussels, for example—imposing something on us from the outside,

he stressed.

In this context, he also addressed Hungary’s independent approach to Ukraine policy and criticized what he described as Brussels’ position that “Europe must go to war, must send soldiers, must send money, and must admit Ukraine into the European Union.”

He underscored that Hungary’s sovereign, pro-nation government will not support such measures.

Cover photo: Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Photo: MTI)