Barna Pál Zsigmond, a state secretary of the Ministry of European Union affairs, told news channel M1 on Wednesday that member states — on an expert level — have given “very positive feedback” on the Hungarian presidency.
Hungary’s presidency of the European Council has been subjected to “double standards” in Brussels, and continuous attacks even though professional programmes had been very successful, Pál Zsigmond said. “We have had significant results, everyone is praising the Hungarian organizers and Budapest, and the events have had an outstanding professional value.” The government will take on leftist attacks, stand by its stance and implement its professional agenda, he said. He said there was “no democracy” in the European Parliament because the left “has shaped procedures in its own image” and pushed the patriotic community and sovereigntist forces out from all positions. “Europe has lost its independence … and fully subjected itself to the intentions of the US’s Democratic government.” Europe must “find itself again”, and strengthen its economy, especially the defence industry, and find its way back to “a culture of dialogue” to replace “political and ideological attacks”, he said.