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Security must be returned to the people of Europe and identity preserved – Hungarian FM
By Voice of Europe 21 November 2018
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Hungary’s minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade speaking at the National University of Public Service has said that mass illegal migration has caused “parallel societies” in several western European cities.
Whilst he believes that everyone wants a strong and successful Europe, the strategies for achieving that are different.
FM Péter Szijjártó said that some believe Brussels must accumulate as many powers as possible at the expense of member states, whereas Hungary has a different opinion.
The minister explains that Hungary rejects the goal of a united states of Europe and the agenda of member states distancing themselves from their national and cultural identities.
Szijjártó added that for Europe to be strong and competitive, competition must be allowed within the European Union with security being returned to the people of Europe and Chrisitan culture and individual identity preserved.
It is important for there to be debates on the EU’s future, but he feels disputes quickly become emotional with those opposed to the main stream being soon stigmatised.
He wisely adds: “For these debates to be fought successfully, they must be based on common sense and mutual respect”.
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Orban hopes the European elections will result in politicians who understand that ‘we are in a different era’
By Hungary Journal 2 December 2018
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Concerning the European Parliament’s decision to hold another vote on “migrant visas”, the Hungarian Prime Minister said that “it seems that we will have to keep on voting until we arrive at what they consider the right outcome”.
Viktor Orban added that “this institution calling itself a guardian of the rule of law will easily transgress the norms of that rule of law”.
He voiced hope that after the upcoming European elections the “worn out MEPs will go home” and the deputies replacing them “will understand that we are in a different era”.
He insisted that the current European Parliament and European Commission “cannot take the speed or the approach required in this new world”.
He said that the commission needs “new members who will redirect this institution from an ill-advised political path to where it belongs; it is up to member states to set directions rather than the commission,” and added that “we don’t need a politburo”.
Answering a question about Ukraine, Orban said that while that country has an “anti-Hungarian” government, the Hungarian government is “pro-Ukraine”. “We won’t change our position and stand by Ukraine in this conflict,” he said.
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